phlebotomus

A noun referring to a genus of small, blood-sucking sand flies, some species of which are vectors for diseases such as sandfly fever and leishmaniasis.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o gênero de pequenos mosquitos hematófagos, também chamados flebótomos ou mosquitos-palha, alguns dos quais são vetores de doenças como a febre por flebótomos e a leishmaniose.

1. Sandfly genus C2 formal medical

   A genus of small, blood-sucking sandflies that are vectors for various diseases, including leishmaniasis and sandfly fever.

   • The Phlebotomus sandfly is found in tropical and subtropical regions.
   • Researchers study Phlebotomus to understand disease transmission.
   • Phlebotomus papatasii is a known carrier of sandfly fever.

   🇵🇹Flebotomíneo

2. Sandfly fever C2 formal medical

   A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii, characterized by fever, headache, and malaise.

   • He contracted phlebotomus while traveling in the Mediterranean.
   • Symptoms of phlebotomus include sudden fever and eye pain.
   • Phlebotomus is often mistaken for a mild flu.

   🇵🇹Febre dos flebótomos

   Sinônimos: pappataci feversandfly fever

• phlebotomi plural form
• phlebotomi's possessive plural form
• phlebotomus's possessive singular form