| 单词 | aleutian disease |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAleutian disease Aleutian disease n. (more fully Aleutian mink disease) a progressive, frequently fatal disease occurring in mink and related animals persistently infected with a parvovirus, associated with the deposition of immune complexes in the kidneys, arteries, and other tissues.The disease was first recognized in mink with the Aleutian coat colour. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of mink or ferrets > [noun] Aleutian disease1956 1956 National Fur News 28 10/2 The possibility of two or more unrelated conditions occurring as ‘Aleutian disease’ must be given consideration. 1977 R. J. Glasser Body is Hero 185 It was proposed that Aleutian mink disease was caused by antibodies produced against an infecting virus. 2010 N. Mclean Silent Summer 41 Aleutian Disease, if it were to become widespread in Mink, could become a serious threat to these two recovering native species [sc. the otter and the polecat]. < as lemmas |
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