noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus. uncountable
2. 2
   mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble chickenpox wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

agueanthraxblack deathcholeradiphtheriadysentery

Etymology

From rickettsial + pox.

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