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Russian spring-summer encephalitis


Rus·sian spring–sum·mer encephalitis

noun \ˈrəsh-ən-ˌspriŋ-ˈsəm-ər-\

Definition of RUSSIAN SPRING-SUMMER ENCEPHALITIS

: a tick-borne encephalitis of Europe and Asia caused by a strain (Far Eastern subtype) of the tick-borne encephalitis virus and transmitted by ticks of the genus Ixodes