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sandfly fever
noun
, Pathology.
- a usually mild viral disease occurring in hot, dry areas, characterized by fever, eye pain, and sometimes a rash, transmitted by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sandfly fever1
First recorded in 1910–15
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