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catarrhal fever

catarrhal fever

9.9
A disease that spreads among farm animals and causes fever and swelling in the nose and throat
  • noun
  • /kəˈtɑːrəl ˈfiːvər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fiebre catarral
  • Symptoms of catarrhal fever in cattle include fever, swelling, and discharge from the nose.
  • malignant catarrhal fever
  • catarrhal fever virus

Examples

  • Two forms of malignant catarrhal fever exist, one in domestic sheep and one in African wildebeests.

    Academic text (1994)

  • And now, for the first time, malignant catarrhal fever can be diagnosed.

    Academic text (1994)

  • While the present extent of malignant catarrhal fever is unknown because of the lack of practical detection procedures, two things are quite certain:

    Academic text (1994)

  • In a typical ELISA, the malignant catarrhal fever virus is applied to the bottom of a plastic plate.

    Academic text (1994)

  • A problem is that the cow's blood contains many antibodies—not just those generated in response to the malignant catarrhal fever virus.

    Academic text (1994)

  • PHOTO: Using electrophoresis, Hong Li analyzes proteins in malignant catarrhal fever virus in order to develop a more specific diagnostic test.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Farmers are concerned about the outbreak of catarrhal fever in their livestock, as it leads to serious respiratory issues.

  • The veterinarian confirmed that the flock was suffering from catarrhal fever, resulting in inflammation of the respiratory tract.

Synonyms

shipping fever
vscatarrhal fever
  • Specialized
7.7

A serious illness in cattle or sheep after long travel that causes high fever and lung infection

is a broader group of livestock infections causing respiratory inflammation swelling and discharge

Surface Forms

catarrhal fever singular
catarrhal fevers plural

Morphology

catarrhal + fever

The adjective 'catarrhal' specifies inflammation with increased mucus secretion and 'fever' denotes elevated body temperature; together they predictably describe a fever associated with catarrhal (respiratory) inflammation. Although somewhat medical/technical, the phrase is transparently compositional (adjective + noun), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Catarrhal fever may come from catarrhal (from the word 'catarrh', meaning a lot of 'mucus' or a very runny nose) and fever (a high temperature). The name shows animals with swollen nose and throat and heavy mucus plus a fever, so it means 'an infectious disease of livestock with fever and respiratory swelling and discharge'.