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ehrlichiosis
noun[ U ]
medical specializeduk /eəˌlɪ.kiˈəʊ.sɪs/ us /erˌlɪ.kiˈoʊ.sɪs/
a disease caused by bacteria that is passed to humans and animals by ticks (= very small creatures like insects):
Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial infection that invades and infects the white blood cells.
The deer tick is responsible for spreading two diseases, Lyme disease and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis.
His blood tests turned out to be positive for Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, and babesiosis.
The vaccine does not protect against other tick-borne diseases, such as ehrlichiosis.
There are two types of Ehrlichiosis: human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE).
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ague
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