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Definition of Deer fly fever
1. Noun. A highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals.
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Generic synonyms: Zoonosis, Zoonotic Disease
Definition of Deer fly fever
1. Noun. (informal) tularemia ¹
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Literary usage of Deer fly fever
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1. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1921)
"It is a small coccobacillus, and is doubtless identical with the organism described
by Francis " as the cause of deer- fly fever in Utah. ..."
2. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1921)
"Dr. Francis selected a typical case of deer-fly fever, and from this case two
series of guinea-pigs and rabbits were inoculated. ..."
3. Sanitary Entomology: The Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation by William Dwight Pierce (1921)
"The flies have not been proven infective as long as 24 hours. This same organism
has been isolated from cases of deer fly fever or ..."
4. A Pocket medical dictionary: Giving the Pronunciation and Definition of the ...by George Milbry Gould by George Milbry Gould (1920)
"Denotation, ded-o-la'-shun. A cutting off obliquely. Deep. Not superficial nor
near the surface. D. Re'flex. See Reflex. Deer-fly Fever. ..."
5. Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the by United States Public Health Service (1920)
"DEER-FLY " FEVER. In response to a request by the State health commissioner of
Utah, Surg. Edward Francis was detailed in April,, to resume his ..."
6. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1920)
"... Dickson and Burke,20 Burke,21 Buckley and Shippen,22 Shippen,23 Graham,
Brueckner and Pontius,24 and Graham and Bruckner.25 deer fly fever. ..."
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