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trench fever

noun

Definition of trench fever

: a disease that is usually marked by fever and pain in muscles, bones, and joints and that is caused by a bacterium (Bartonella quintana synonym Rochalimaea quintana) transmitted by the human body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)

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 But whereas body lice can spread diseases, including epidemic typhus, trench fever and even the plague, head lice have never been blamed for any such outbreak. — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, "Revenge of the Super Lice," 1 June 2017

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First Known Use of trench fever

1915, in the meaning defined above

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trench fever

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Medical Definition of trench fever

: a disease that is usually marked by fever and pain in muscles, bones, and joints and that is caused by a bacterium (Bartonella quintana synonym Rochalimaea quintana) transmitted by the human body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)

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