tropicalsickness
nounUK /ˈtrɒpɪkəl ˈsɪknəs/
US /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl ˈsɪknəs/
An illness you can get in hot, wet places near the equator.
The travelers took medicine to avoid tropical sickness on their trip.
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2. A feeling of tiredness or unease caused by very hot, humid weather.
The jungle heat gave everyone a kind of tropical sickness by noon.
3. Any health problem common in warm climates, especially one spread by insects or dirty water.
Doctors in the region treat many kinds of tropical sickness each year.
4. A slangy way to describe feeling sluggish after returning from a hot country.
He joked that jet lag and tropical sickness had him sleeping all day.