Mountain Fever (Noun)
Meaning
Caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The hikers developed symptoms of mountain fever after being bitten by infected wood ticks during their Appalachian trail trek.
- Mountain fever was the diagnosis given to the park ranger, who spent weeks in the wilderness battling a severe rash and flu-like symptoms.
- Outdoorsmen should be aware of the risk of contracting mountain fever when hiking in areas where wood tick infestations are common.
- Following her trip to the Rocky Mountains, Sarah was bedridden with a bad case of mountain fever due to a tick bite.
- Doctors informed the family that mountain fever was treatable with antibiotics, and the infected camper was on the road to full recovery.