Assam fever
- noun
- Indian
:
fiebre de Assam
- Doctors diagnosed the patient with Assam fever after a series of laboratory tests.
Examples
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Preventive measures are essential to control the spread of Assam fever in endemic areas.
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The outbreak of Assam fever affected several villages across the region last year.
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The patient was diagnosed with Assam fever last week.
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Many cases of Assam fever have been reported in the region.
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After returning from his travels, he was diagnosed with Assam fever, which caused severe abdominal pain.
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Health officials are working to raise awareness about Assam fever and its impact on vulnerable populations.
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Research studies indicate that Assam fever can lead to complications in the spleen and liver if not treated promptly.
Synonyms
A serious infection by tiny parasites that attack the liver and spleen and cause fever and weight loss
A serious infection caused by tiny parasites that affects internal organs like the liver and spleen
A severe infection by tiny parasites that attacks internal organs like the liver, spleen and bone marrow
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound follows a transparent place+disease pattern: a B1 learner who knows 'Assam' and 'fever' will reasonably infer it refers to a fever (illness with raised temperature) associated with or originating from Assam. However, the specific medical sense (that it denotes visceral leishmaniasis affecting internal organs) is not derivable from the parts alone, so the relation is only partially compositional.
Etymology
Assam fever comes from the Indian region of Assam, where the illness was common and people often had long fevers and a swollen belly, so doctors named it using the place and the word fever. So today Assam fever is used to mean 'a serious disease caused by tiny parasites that attacks the liver and spleen'.
