1. an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever; [syn: swamp fever, leptospirosis]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
swamp fever
n 1: an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted
to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice
and fever [syn: swamp fever, leptospirosis]