LISTERIOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does listeriosis mean? 

• LISTERIOSIS (noun)
  The noun LISTERIOSIS has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: LISTERIOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LISTERIOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

listeria meningitis; listeriosis

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

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

 Context examples 

L. monocytogenes is a food borne pathogen, being the causative agent of listeriosis in humans and animals.

(Listeria monocytogenes, NCI Thesaurus)

Listeriosis is a foodborne illness caused by Listeria monocytogenes, bacteria found in soil and water.

(Listeria Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)