LISTERIOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms

Synonyms:

listeria meningitis; listeriosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("listeriosis" is a kind of...):

infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)

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