Meaning Of The Word Listeriosis

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Listeriosis Meaning

Listeriosis Definition
Listeriosis Definition

What's The Definition Of Listeriosis?

listeriosis in American English
any of various infections in animals and occas. humans, caused by listeria and often associated with encephalitis, meningitis, etc.
noun: a disease of wild and domestic mammals, birds, and occasionally of humans, caused by a bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes, and characterized by lack of control of movement, paralysis, fever, and monocytosis

listeriosis in British English
noun: 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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