epidemic polyarthritis

ep·i·dem·ic pol·y·ar·thri·tis

a mild febrile illness of humans in Australia characterized by polyarthralgia and rash, caused by the Ross River virus, a member of the family Togaviridae, and transmitted by mosquitoes. Synonym(s): epidemic exanthema, Murray Valley rash, Ross River fever

ep·i·dem·ic pol·y·ar·thri·tis

(ep'i-dem'ik pol'ē-ahr-thrī'tis) A mild febrile illness of humans in Australia characterized by polyarthralgia and rash, caused by the Ross River virus and transmitted by mosquitoes.