theileriosis

English

Etymology

Theileria +‎ -osis

Noun

theileriosis (countable and uncountable, plural theilerioses)

1. Any disease caused by Theileria parasites, transmitted by species of ticks.
   1. East Coast fever, a disease of cattle, sheep, and goats caused by the parasite Theileria parva, transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
   2. Human theileriosis, caused by Theileria microti, transmitted by deer ticks.
   3. Tropical theileriosis, a theileriosis of cattle from the Mediterranean and Middle East area, from Morocco to Western parts of India and China, caused by Theileria annulata, transmitted by ticks of Hyalomma.

Synonyms

• (East Coast fever): pyrosomal disease (archaic)

References

• theileriosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia