Oropouche fever

English

Etymology

It was first discovered and isolated by the Oropouche River in Trinidad and Tobago, in 1955.

Noun

Oropouche fever (uncountable)

  1. A tropical viral infection transmitted by biting midges and mosquitoes, causing fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, etc.
  • Oropouche virus
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