Meanings
nounWest Nile fever (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to mosquitoes and then to people. Symptoms include drowsiness, headache and nausea, pain in the abdomen, a rash, and swollen glands, and may prove fatal.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 西尼羅河熱 /西尼罗河热
- 西尼羅河熱 /西尼罗河热a disease caused by the West Nile virus
Dutch westnijlkoorts
- westnijlkoortsa disease caused by the West Nile virus
French fièvre du Nil occidental
- fièvre du Nil occidentala disease caused by the West Nile virus
German West-Nil-Fieber
- West-Nil-Fiebera disease caused by the West Nile virus
Italian febbre del Nilo occidentale
- febbre del Nilo occidentalea disease caused by the West Nile virus
Japanese ウエストナイル熱
- ウエストナイル熱a disease caused by the West Nile virus
Spanish fiebre del Nilo Occidental
- fiebre del Nilo Occidentala disease caused by the West Nile virus
Cite this entry
APA
West Nile fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Nile%20fever
MLA
“West Nile fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Nile%20fever. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “West Nile fever,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Nile%20fever.
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