pullorum disease

noun

pul·​lo·​rum disease pə-ˈlȯr-əm- 

: a destructive typically diarrheal salmonellosis especially of young domestic chickens that is caused by a bacterium (Salmonella pullorum)

Examples of pullorum disease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Utah, for example, requires some cattle to test negative or be vaccinated for brucellosis, a bacterial infection, while Maryland requires chickens to test negative for pullorum disease and typhoid. —Linda Qiu, New York Times, 20 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin pullorum (specific epithet of Salmonella pullorum), from Latin, of chickens (genitive plural of pullus)

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

pullorum disease

noun

pul·​lo·​rum disease pə-ˈlōr-əm-, -ˈlȯr- 

: a destructive typically diarrheic salmonellosis especially of the domestic chicken caused by a bacterium of the genus Salmonella (S. pullorum) which is transmitted either through the egg or from chick to chick

called also pullorum