Definition of melioidosis in English:

melioidosis

noun ˌmɛlɪɔɪˈdəʊsɪs

mass noun

An infectious disease of rodents, similar to glanders. It is occasionally transmitted to people, in whom it can cause pneumonia, multiple abscesses, and septicaemia.
The agent is the bacterium Pseudomonas pseudomallei
Example sentencesExamples
- In this paper we review the microbiological, clinical and epidemiological observations in patients with septicaemic melioidosis, confirmed by the isolation of organisms from blood culture.
- In northern Thailand, melioidosis is the most common cause of septicaemia.
- When mortality from melioidosis fell sharply after multiple changes in management at an Australian hospital, doctors wanted to identify whether a new drug was responsible.
- Authorities in Singapore have expressed concern about the rising death toll from the tropical disease melioidosis.
- Seroprevalence data may indicate that many more than those who present with overt disease have latent melioidosis and may be at a risk of a relapse.

Origin

1920s: from Greek mēlis, denoting a disease (probably glanders) affecting asses, + -oid + -osis.

单词	melioidosis
释义	Definition of melioidosis in English: melioidosis noun ˌmɛlɪɔɪˈdəʊsɪs mass noun An infectious disease of rodents, similar to glanders. It is occasionally transmitted to people, in whom it can cause pneumonia, multiple abscesses, and septicaemia. The agent is the bacterium Pseudomonas pseudomallei Example sentencesExamples In this paper we review the microbiological, clinical and epidemiological observations in patients with septicaemic melioidosis, confirmed by the isolation of organisms from blood culture. In northern Thailand, melioidosis is the most common cause of septicaemia. When mortality from melioidosis fell sharply after multiple changes in management at an Australian hospital, doctors wanted to identify whether a new drug was responsible. Authorities in Singapore have expressed concern about the rising death toll from the tropical disease melioidosis. Seroprevalence data may indicate that many more than those who present with overt disease have latent melioidosis and may be at a risk of a relapse. Origin 1920s: from Greek mēlis, denoting a disease (probably glanders) affecting asses, + -oid + -osis.
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