vibriosis

noun

vib·​ri·​o·​sis ˌvi-brē-ˈō-səs 

plural vibrioses ˌvi-brē-ˈō-ˌsēz 

: an infectious disease of sheep and cattle caused by a bacterium (Campylobacter fetus synonym Vibrio fetus) and marked by infertility and abortion

also : infection with or disease caused by a vibrio

Examples of vibriosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Outbreaks of vibriosis are also expected to migrate further northward as temperatures tick up and sea levels rise. —Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2022

Symptoms of Vibrio infection, or vibriosis, include watery diarrhea, abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, fever and chills. —Carma Hassan, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022

The agency said about 80,000 people get vibriosis in the United States each year, and about 100 people die from it. —Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022

Not everyone with these risk factors who encounters the bacteria will get sick, said Fred Lopez, a professor of medicine and a specialist in infectious diseases at Louisiana State University, but most seriously ill vibriosis patients have them. —Emily Heil, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Vibrio

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

vibriosis

noun

vib·​ri·​o·​sis ˌvib-rē-ˈō-səs 

plural vibrioses -ˌsēz 

1

: an infectious disease of sheep and cattle caused by a bacterium of the genus Campylobacter (C. fetus synonym Vibrio fetus) and marked especially by infertility and abortion

2

: infection with or disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Vibrio: as

a

: an infectious disease of fish that is caused by a vibrio (V. anguillarum) and is marked especially by hemorrhages and ulcerations of the skin

b

: a gastrointestinal illness of humans that is caused by consuming raw or undercooked fish or shellfish contaminated with a vibrio (as V. parahaemolyticus or V. vulnificus)