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melioidosis Path.|ˌmɛlɪɔɪˈdəʊsɪs|
[mod.L., f. Gr. µηλί-ς a distemper of asses, prob. glanders + -oid + -osis.]
An infectious disease similar to glanders which is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas pseudomallei, is endemic in rodents in certain (chiefly tropical) regions, and is occas. transmitted to man (in whom it is usu. fatal) and to other animals.
1921Stanton & Fletcher in Trans. 4th Congr. Far Eastern Assoc. Trop. Med. 197 The Greek physicians described under the name ‘Melis’ a variety of conditions resembling glanders. We propose for this disease of such varied form the name ‘Melioidosis’. 1925― in Lancet 3 Jan. 10/2 Melioidosis..apart from one case in Singapore, has been recognised nowhere except in the towns of Rangoon and Kuala Lumpur. 1939Nature 11 Nov. 801/1 The great plague of Athens in 430 b.c. may, Scott believes, have been melioidosis. 1952M. E. Florey Clin. Applic. Antibiotics I. viii. 237 Five West African soldiers employed in Burma were found to be suffering from melioidosis. 1970Jubb & Kennedy Path. Domestic Animals (ed. 2) I. iii. 162/2 Outbreaks of melioidosis, as well as isolated cases, occur in sheep, goats, and pigs. |