West Nile virus Definition
West Nile virus
noun
a virus transmitted from infected birds by the common culex mosquito and causing a form of encephalitis (West Nile encephalitis or fever) that is characterized by fever, headache, drowsiness, nausea, and a rash
Etymology: after West Nile District of Uganda, where it was discovered
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