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Meaning of trench fever | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An acute infectious disease, caused by the microorganism Rickettsia quintana (now Bartonella quintana) and transmitted by the louse Pediculus humanus, that affected very many soldiers during World War I.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi ampumahautakuume

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

trench foot trench knife trench mentality trench mortar trench mouth trench plate

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