bartonellosis
noun
bar·ton·el·lo·sis
-ˌel-ˈō-səs
plural bartonelloses
-ˌsēz
: a disease or infection caused by bacteria of the genus Bartonella
specifically
: a disease of mammals including humans that occurs in South America, is characterized by severe anemia and high fever followed by an eruption like warts on the skin, and is caused by a bacterium of the genus Bartonella (B. bacilliformis) that invades the red blood cells and is transmitted by sand flies (genus Phlebotomus)
called also Carrión's disease
see oroya fever, verruga peruanaLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
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