Meanings
nounHaverhill fever (uncountable)
- uncountableEpidemic arthritic erythema, a form of rat-bite fever caused by the bacterium Streptobacillus moniliformis.
Origin
From an outbreak that occurred in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in January 1926.
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Haverhill fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haverhill%20fever
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