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Meaning of BRUCELLOSIS

Pronunciation:  `broosu'lowsis

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
  2. [n]  an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
 
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 Synonyms: Bang's disease, contagious abortion, Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Mediterranean fever, Rock fever, undulant fever
 
 See Also: infectious disease, zoonosis

 

 

 

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