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arthropod-borne fever

ar·thro·pod-borne fe·ver (plural ar·thro·pod-borne fe·vers)


noun 
Definition:
 
infection spread by insects: an infection transmitted by insects such as flies, ticks, mites, lice, and fleas. Such infections include malaria, yellow fever, bubonic plague, dysentery, typhus, dengue, and salmonellosis.

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