swamp fever

English Thesaurus

1. an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever (noun.state)

hypernym	:	zoonosis, zoonotic disease,
definition	:	an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans (noun.state)

hyponym	:	canicola fever,
definition	:	an acute feverish disease in people and in dogs marked by gastroenteritis and mild jaundice (noun.state)

hyponym	:	weil's disease,
definition	:	a severe form of leptospirosis in human beings (noun.state)