theileriosis

== English == === Etymology === From Theileria +‎ -osis. === Noun === theileriosis (countable and uncountable, plural theilerioses) Any disease caused by Theileria parasites, transmitted by species of ticks. East Coast fever, a disease of cattle, sheep, and goats caused by the parasite Theileria parva, transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Human theileriosis, caused by Theileria microti, transmitted by deer ticks. Tropical theileriosis, a theileriosis of cattle from the Mediterranean and Middle East area, from Morocco to Western parts of India and China, caused by Theileria annulata, transmitted by ticks of Hyalomma. ==== Synonyms ==== (East Coast fever): pyrosomal disease (archaic) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === theileriosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia