pappataci fever

English

Etymology

Italian pappataci (“sandfly”).

Noun

pappataci fever (uncountable)

  1. A vector-borne febrile arboviral infection caused by three serotypes of Phlebovirus.

Synonyms

  • phlebotomus fever
  • sandfly fever
  • three-day fever
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