sandfly fever

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   a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii

   Synonymspappataci feverphlebotomus

   Broaderdisease

Questions about sandfly fever

What does sandfly fever mean?

sandfly fever means "a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii".

What is another word for sandfly fever?

Close synonyms include pappataci fever, phlebotomus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sandfly fever a common word?