NEWCASTLE DISEASE
\njˈuːkasə͡l dɪzˈiːz], \njˈuːkasəl dɪzˈiːz], \n_j_ˈuː_k_a_s_əl d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\
Definitions of NEWCASTLE DISEASE
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An acute febrile, contagious, viral disease of birds caused by a Paramyxovirus (NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS). It is characterized by respiratory and nervous symptoms in fowl and is transmissible to man causing a severe, but transient conjunctivitis.
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