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Ross River virus

Ross Riv·er vi·rus


noun 
Definition:
 
virus causing recurring illness: an Australian virus transmitted by mosquitoes that causes recurring fever, headaches, lethargy, rashes, and muscle and joint pains

[Mid-20th century. After a river near Townsville, NE Australia, near which the virus was first isolated]
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