Meanings
nounMalta fever (uncountable)
- uncountablebrucellosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nouninfectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the fact that the disease first came to the attention of British medical officers in Malta.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish maltankuume
- maltankuumedisease (here only translations related to Malta) — see also brucellosis
Cite this entry
APA
Malta fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malta%20fever
MLA
“Malta fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malta%20fever. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malta fever,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malta%20fever.
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