whirling disease
whirl·ing disease
noun \ˈhwər-liŋ-, ˈwər-\Definition of WHIRLING DISEASE
: an infectious often fatal disease especially of young salmonid fishes (as trout and salmon) that is caused by a protozoan (Myxobolus cerebralis syn. Myxosoma cerebralis) and is marked by skeletal deformities and a tendency to swim in circles
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1946
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