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PAPPATACI FEVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii
Synonyms:
pappataci fever; phlebotomus; sandfly fever
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("pappataci fever" is a kind of...):
disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)