| Definition of 'rift valley fever' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Rift Valley fever
an infection common in Africa caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by mosquitoes or by handling infected animals
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| Definition of 'rift valley fever' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. rift valley fever
An acute infection caused by the RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS, an RNA arthropod-borne virus, affecting domestic animals and humans. In animals, symptoms include HEPATITIS; abortion (ABORTION, VETERINARY); and DEATH. In humans, symptoms range from those of a flu-like disease to hemorrhagic fever, ENCEPHALITIS, or BLINDNESS.
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