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Texas fever
noun
Definition of TEXAS FEVER
: an infectious disease of cattle transmitted by the cattle tick and caused by a protozoan (Babesia bigemina) that multiplies in the blood and destroys the red blood cells
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First Known Use of TEXAS FEVER
1866
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Texas fever
noun Tex·as fever \ˈtek-səs-\
Medical Definition of TEXAS FEVER
: an infectious disease of cattle transmitted by the cattle tick and caused by a sporozoan of the genus Babesia (B. bigemina) that multiplies in the blood and destroys red blood cells—called also cattle-tick fever, Texas cattle fever
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