Colorado tick fever

noun Pathology.

a usually mild viral disease occurring in the Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, carried by a tick, Dermacentor andersoni, and characterized by fever, sensitivity to light, headache, and leg and back pain.

Origin of Colorado tick fever

First recorded in 1955–60

Medical definitions for colorado tick fever

Colorado tick fever
[ kŏl′ə-răd′ō, -rä′dō ]

n.

A viral infection transmitted to humans by the tick Dermacentor andersoni and characterized by mild symptoms and intermittent fever.