malta fever

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(Med.) An infectious disease contracted from meat or milk products from infected domestic animals; called also brucellosis and undulant fever.

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Malta fever - infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache Synonyms: brucellosis, Gibraltar fever, Mediterranean fever, Rock fever, undulant fever

brucellosis, Gibraltar fever, infectious disease, Mediterranean fever, Rock fever, undulant fever