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    SWAMP FEVER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    An infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and feverplay

    Synonyms:

    leptospirosis; swamp fever

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("swamp fever" is a kind of...):

    zoonosis; zoonotic disease (an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swamp fever"):

    canicola fever (an acute feverish disease in people and in dogs marked by gastroenteritis and mild jaundice)

    Weil's disease (a severe form of leptospirosis in human beings)

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