Texas fever
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nounDefinition of TEXAS FEVER
: an infectious disease of cattle transmitted by the cattle tick and caused by a protozoan (Babesia bigemina) that multiplies in the blood and destroys the red blood cells
First Known Use of TEXAS FEVER
1866
Tex·as fever
noun \ˈtek-səs-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of TEXAS FEVER
: an infectious disease of cattle transmitted by the cattle tick and caused by a sporozoan of the genus Babesia (B. bigemina) that multiplies in the blood and destroys red blood cells—called also cattle-tick fever, Texas cattle fever
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