OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7342

myxomatosis

/ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪs/
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mixomatosis
A usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing skin tumors.
In addition to new diseases, Quammen touches on many of the examples often included in standard disease ecology or epidemiology courses—for example, myxomatosis in nonnative rabbit…
“A lot of factors have contributed to the rabbit population explosion: there was the pandemic, when no one could hunt for two years; they’ve become immune to myxomatosis; and the f…
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