English noun: boutonneuse fever | |||
| 1. | boutonneuse fever (state) a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals | ||
| Synonyms | Indian tick fever, Kenya fever, Marseilles fever | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disease | ||