lymphocytic choriomeningitis
noun
lymphocytic cho·rio·men·in·gi·tis
-ˌkȯr-ē-ō-ˌme-nən-ˈjī-təs 
: an acute disease that is caused by an arenavirus (species Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus of the genus Arenavirus), that is characterized by fever, nausea and vomiting, headache, stiff neck, and slow pulse, that is marked by the presence of numerous lymphocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid, and that is transmitted especially by rodents
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Another crucial part of chicken care is ensuring their living area is free of rats, which can carry many diseases including hantavirus, leptospirosis, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, Tularemia, and Salmonella.
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Exposure to their feces, urine or saliva is known to spread hantavirus, leptospirosis, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, tularemia and salmonella.
—Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
After four people who received organ transplants in Massachusetts and Rhode Island developed a viral infection and three of them died, Dr. Zaki and his colleagues pinpointed the cause as lymphocytic choriomeningitis, a rare rodent-borne virus.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2021
Officials have also identified a rare but infectious illness known as lymphocytic choriomeningitis in the region and linked it to the influx of mice, which are able to carry and pass on the virus.
—Washington Post, 22 June 2021
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Exposure to their feces, urine or saliva is known to spread hantavirus, leptospirosis, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, tularemia and salmonella.
—Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
After four people who received organ transplants in Massachusetts and Rhode Island developed a viral infection and three of them died, Dr. Zaki and his colleagues pinpointed the cause as lymphocytic choriomeningitis, a rare rodent-borne virus.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2021
Officials have also identified a rare but infectious illness known as lymphocytic choriomeningitis in the region and linked it to the influx of mice, which are able to carry and pass on the virus.
—Washington Post, 22 June 2021
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“Lymphocytic choriomeningitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lymphocytic%20choriomeningitis. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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