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Tularemia

//ˌt(j)uːləˈɹiːmɪə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. uncountable

    "Tularemia, an infectious disease spread by ticks, kills 150 or so people a year in America."

  2. 2
    a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals wordnet

Etymology

Tulare County, California, where it was discovered, + -emia

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