West Nile fever
English
Noun
- (medicine) A disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to mosquitoes and then to people. Symptoms include drowsiness, headache and nausea, pain in the abdomen, a rash, and swollen glands, and may prove fatal.
Related terms
- West Nile encephalitis
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