brucellosis

noun

bru·​cel·​lo·​sis ˌbrü-sə-ˈlō-səs 

plural brucelloses ˌbrü-sə-ˈlō-ˌsēz 

: infection with or disease caused by brucellae

Examples of brucellosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The department tests for pathogens and brucellosis quarterly. —Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024

Rotting carcasses also contaminated water supplies, spreading diseases like anthrax, tuberculosis and brucellosis. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

Animals must be tested for specific diseases, including brucellosis and tuberculosis. —Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024

In Part 2 of the final series, Rip is moving the Yellowstone cattle to Texas to save the herd from a deadly outbreak of brucellosis when Beth frantically calls him informing him of her father's death. —Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

brucellosis

noun

bru·​cel·​lo·​sis ˌbrü-sə-ˈlō-səs 

plural brucelloses -ˌsēz 

1

: a disease of domestic animals caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella (Brucella melitensis of goats, B. suis of swine and rarely cattle, B. abortus of cattle and rarely swine, and B. canis of dogs) and is marked especially by abortion see bang's disease, contagious abortion

2

: an acute or chronic disease of humans that is acquired especially through direct contact with animals or animal products (as unpasteurized milk) infected with bacteria of the genus Brucella and is characterized by fever, fatigue, joint and muscle pain, loss of appetite, and swelling of internal organs (as the liver or heart)

called also Malta fever, Mediterranean fever, undulant fever