English Explanatory Dictionary

Teschen disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A severe and fatal form of encephalomyelitis in pigs, caused by the virus genus Teschovirus.

Word forms

Teschen disease

Etymology

Named after the divided town of Cieszyn (Poland) / Těšín (now Czechia), where the disease was first recognised in 1929. Teschen is the German name of said town.

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