ANAPLASMOSIS

anaplasmosis

(noun) a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar to Texas fever

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anaplasmosis (countable and uncountable, plural anaplasmoses)

A disease of ruminants and sometimes humans caused by infection with Anaplasma bacteria, normally transmitted by hard ticks.

Synonyms

• gallsickness

Source: Wiktionary



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