bartonellosis

noun

bar·ton·el·lo·sis -ˌel-ˈō-səs

plural bartonelloses -ˌsēz

: a disease or infection caused by bacteria of the genus Bartonella

specifically : a disease of mammals including humans that occurs in South America, is characterized by severe anemia and high fever followed by an eruption like warts on the skin, and is caused by a bacterium of the genus Bartonella (B. bacilliformis) that invades the red blood cells and is transmitted by sand flies (genus Phlebotomus)

called also Carrión's disease

see oroya fever, verruga peruana

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“Bartonellosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/bartonellosis. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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