Marseilles fever

noun

Synonym of boutonneuse fever.

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boutonneuse feverKenya feverIndian tick fever

Meanings

nounMarseilles fever (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of boutonneuse fever.

    Synonyms: boutonneuse fever

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of boutonneuse fever.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals

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Kenya feverIndian tick feverboutonneuse fever
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Marseilles fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marseilles%20fever

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