phlebotomus fever

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phlebotomus fever [flə′bäd·ə·məs ‚fēv·ər]

(medicine)

An acute viral infection, transmitted by the flyPhlebotomus papatosiiand characterized by fever, pains in the head and eyes, inflammation of the conjunctiva, leukopenia, and general malaise. Also known as Chitral fever; pappataci fever; sandfly fever; three-day fever.

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Chitral fever
pappataci fever

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