Associations to the word «Listeriosis»

Wiktionary

LISTERIOSIS, noun. (medicine) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii, often through contaminated food.

Dictionary definition

LISTERIOSIS, noun. 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.

Wise words

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