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Definition of Marek's disease
: a highly contagious virus disease of poultry that is marked especially by proliferation of lymphoid cells and is caused by either of two herpesviruses (species Gallid herpesvirus 2 and Gallid herpesvirus 3 of the genus Mardivirus)
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Origin and Etymology of marek's disease
József Marek †1952 Hungarian veterinarian
Medical Dictionary
Marek's disease
playMedical Definition of Marek's disease
: a highly contagious virus disease of poultry that is characterized especially by proliferation of lymphoid cells and is caused by either of two herpesviruses (species Gallid herpesvirus 2 and Gallid herpesvirus 3)
Biographical Note for marek's disease
Marek
\ˈmȯ-rek\, Jozsef
(1867–1952), Hungarian veterinarian. Marek first described the cancerous disease known as Marek's disease in 1907.
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