swamp fever

noun Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.

leptospirosis.
Also called infectious anemia of horses. an equine viral disease characterized by weakness and recurring fever, transmitted by contaminated food and water.
malaria.

Origin of swamp fever

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby swamp fever

swamp boat, swamp buggy, swamp buttonwood, swamp cabbage, swamp cypress, swamp fever, swamp locust, swamp mallow, swamp maple, swamp milkweed, swamp pink

Example sentences from the Web for swamp fever

  • It was Barrett's fault the job wasn't a clean one, an' now he picks me out to get the swamp-fever.

    The Gully of Bluemansdyke |A. Conan Doyle

  • Watson's "cub pilot" he was, on the sick list, thin and weak with swamp-fever.

    Gideon's Band |George W. Cable

  • The endemic diseases of the islands are swamp-fever, diarrhœa, beri-beri, and typhoid.

    The Philippine Islands |Ramon Reyes Lala

British Dictionary definitions for swamp fever

swamp fever

noun

Also called: equine infectious anaemia a viral disease of horses characterized by recurring fever, staggering gait, and general debility
US another name for malaria

Medical definitions for swamp fever

swamp fever
[ swŏmp ]

n.

malaria