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west nile fever

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
west- nile fever
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to mosquitoes and then to people. Symptoms include drowsiness, headache and nausea, pain in the abdomen, a rash, and swollen glands, and may prove fatal.

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Usage

Phrases

West Nile encephalitis

Frequently Paired Words

West Nile encephalitis

Questions

What does west nile fever mean?
A disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to mosquitoes and then to people. Symptoms include drowsiness, headache and nausea, pain in the abdomen, a rash, and swollen glands, and may prove fatal.

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