thunder fever

noun

Asthma exacerbated by a high pollen count and thunderstorms.

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Meanings

nounthunder fever (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAsthma exacerbated by a high pollen count and thunderstorms.

    Hay Fever sufferer Max Wiseberg insists storms can make thunder fever symptoms worse

    2017 June 28, Harry Kemble, “'Thunder Fever' not hay fever is causing misery for thousands as pollen returns to earth 'in bucket loads'”, in Mirror
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    "Thunder fever" or "thunderstorm asthma" could be triggered by the recent warm weather and continued high pollen count, humidity and northerly wind.

    2019 June 25, Jess Morcom, “Warning for asthma sufferers as storms could spark life-threatening 'thunder fever'”, in Devon Live
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