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Kenya fever
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. Kenya fever - a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammalsboutonneuse fever, Indian tick fever, Marseilles feverdisease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning |
Kenya fever
Mediterranean spotted fevertick-borne infection with Rickettsia conorii seen in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and India and known by different names in different areas, for example, Marseilles fever, Crimean fever, Indian tick typhus, and Kenya fever. Two forms are Mediterranean exanthematous fever (q.v.), which manifests as skin eruptions, and Mediterranean erythematous fever (q.v.), which manifests as skin redness. See: Rickettsia conorii. Synonym(s): boutonneuse fever, Crimean fever, eruptive fever, fièvre boutonneuse, Indian tick typhus, Kenya fever, Marseilles fever, tick typhusKenya fever
Synonyms for Kenya fevernoun a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammalsSynonyms- boutonneuse fever
- Indian tick fever
- Marseilles fever
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