anaplasmosis

an·a·plas·mo·sis

A5293650 (ăn′ə-plăz-mō′sĭs)n. pl. an·a·o·plas·mo·ses (-mō′sēz) Infection with parasitic rickettsiae of the genus Anaplasma, especially A. phagocytophilum, formerly classified as Ehrlichia phagocytophilum, that are transmitted by ticks and produce manifestations in humans similar to those of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, including rash, muscle pain, and fever.

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[New Latin Anaplasma, genus name (ana- probably irregular alteration of Greek a-, an-, without; see a-¹ + plasma, so called because the cells of the type species seem to contain only chromatin and no cytoplasm) + -osis.]

anaplasmosis

(ˌænəplæzˈməʊsɪs) n (Veterinary Science) another name for gallsickness

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anaplasmosis - a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar to Texas feveranimal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings