trench fevers

A form of trench fever — An acute infectious disease, caused by the microorganism Rickettsia quintana (now Bartonella quintana) and transmitted by the louse Pediculus humanus, that affected very many soldiers during World War I.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of trench fever
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