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Colorado tick fever

–noun Pathology.
a usually mild viral disease occurring in the Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, carried by a tick, Dermacentor andersoni, and characterized by fever, sensitivity to light, headache, and leg and back pain.

Origin:
1955–60
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Main Entry: Col·o·ra·do tick fever
Pronunciation: "käl-&-'rad-(")O-, -'räd-
Function: noun
: a mild disease of the westernU.S. and western Canada that is characterized by intermittent fever, malaise, headaches, myalgia, and the absence of a rash and is caused by a reovirus (genus Coltivirus) transmitted by theRocky Mountain wood tick
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Colorado tick fever Col·o·ra·do tick fever (kŏl'ə-rād'ō, -rä'dō)
n.
A viral infection transmitted to humans by the tick Dermacentor andersoni and characterized by mild symptoms and intermittent fever.

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