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listeriosis

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lis·te·ri·o·sis  (l-stîr-ss)
n.
A bacterial disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes, affecting wild and domestic animals and sometimes humans and characterized by fever, meningitis, and encephalitis.
listeriosis [lɪˌstɪərɪˈəʊsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a serious form of food poisoning, caused by bacteria of the genus Listeria. Its symptoms can include meningitis and in pregnant women it may cause damage to the fetus
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Noun1.listeriosis - 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
listeria meningitis
infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Translations
listeriosis [lɪsˌtɪərɪˈəʊsɪs] N → listeriosis f
listeriosis
n (Med) → Listeriose f


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Reduce your risk for for listeriosis, an illness caused by bacteria found in unpasteurized milk, soft cheese, raw vegetables and shellfish.
Make your pregnancy a healthy one by Peeke, Pamela / National Women's Health Report
Listeria monocytogenes, a kind of zoonotic bacteria that induces listeriosis, is frequently found in food especially in processed meet products and dairy products.
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The bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, which causes listeriosis, and Morganella morganii, which causes scombroid poisoning, are carried in raw or undercooked shellfish.
Eating away at a global food source: the state of the oceans, Part 1 by Tibbetts, John / Environmental Health Perspectives
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