shipping fever

Noun

Meaning

a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

shipping pneumonia heaves respiratory syncytial virus chronic obstructive pulmonary disease respiratory distress syndrome lung inflammation interstitial pneumonia respiratory infection infectious bovine rhinotracheitis viral respiratory disease winter dyspnea fog fever atypical interstitial pneumonia bovine respiratory disease bovine respiratory syncytial virus

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Hypernyms

septicemia septicaemia blood poisoning animal disease

Close letter words and terms

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