mill fever
mill fever noun: an acute febrile respiratory infection common to textile workers, believed to be a result of gram-negative bacteria in mill dust.
Noun
mill fever (plural mill fevers)
- An acute febrile respiratory infection common to textile workers, believed to be a result of gram-negative bacteria in mill dust.
- According to Ritter, the acclimatization is also temporary, and anyone who is absent from his work for longer than 2 to 4 weeks may reexperience mill fever when he returns.1945, Transactions of the Annual Conference of State Sanitary Engineers
- Mill fever and byssinosis are not the same condition, but they are interrelated. A growing number of research studies over recent years have supported the scientific view that endotoxin and other biologically active substances derived from the cell walls of bacteria and fungi play a pivotal roll in...2007, Paul D. Blanc, How Everyday Products Make People Sick, →ISBN
mill fever meaning in Tamil
mill fever in Tamil
- ஆலைக்காய்ச்சல்
Forms of mill fever
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Questions about mill fever
- What does mill fever mean?
- Mill fever means an acute febrile respiratory infection common to textile workers, believed to be a result of gram-negative bacteria in mill dust.
- What is mill fever in Tamil?
- Mill fever in Tamil is ஆலைக்காய்ச்சல். See Mill fever meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mill fever?
- Mill fever is a noun.
- What is the plural of mill fever?
- The plural of mill fever is mill fevers.
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