triple E

noun

variants or Triple E

: eastern equine encephalitis

Public health officials have found Eastern equine encephalitis in a pool of mosquitoes in Pembroke. … the discovery of the disease, known as triple E, does not present an imminent danger to humans …

—Casey Ross

State health officials suspected the man had Triple E but did not get conclusive test results until yesterday afternoon.

—The Boston Sunday Globe

Examples of triple E in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Massachusetts is an example of a state that has been proactive about testing mosquitoes for triple E in recent summers. — Zoya Teirstein, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2024

As for humans, Triple E can have a fatality rate of 30 percent, New York State Health Commissioner James McDonald said in the release. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for triple E

• cripple
• nipple
• ripple
• stipple
• tipple
• triple
• participle

Medical Definition

triple E

noun

variants or Triple E

: eastern equine encephalitis

Since it is early in the season for the bug-borne viral disease, also known as EEE or "triple E," Chesapeake Health Department officials want area residents to start taking more precautions against mosquitoes.

—Janette Rodrigues, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia)