sandfly fever


noun Pathology.

a usually mild viral disease occurring in hot, dry areas, characterized by fever, eye pain, and sometimes a rash, transmitted by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus.
Also called phlebotomus fever.

Origin of sandfly fever

First recorded in 1910–15

Medical definitions for sandfly fever

sandfly fever
[ săndflī′ ]

n.

phlebotomus fever