A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly (Phlebotomus papatasii), characterized by fever, malaise, eye pain, and headache. Also called pappataci fever, phlebotomus fever.
sandfly fever
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sand·fly fever (sănd'flī')  |
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a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii
Synonyms: pappataci fever, phlebotomus
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 | Phlebovirus (virology) |
| Bunyaviridae |
| sandfly (invertebrate zoology) |
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- Phlebovirus (virology)
- Bunyaviridae
- sandfly (invertebrate zoology)
- phlebotomus fever
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