Definition of listeriosis in English:
listeriosis
nounlɪˌstɪərɪˈəʊsɪsləˌstɪriˈoʊsəs
mass nounDisease caused by infection with listeria, which can resemble influenza or meningitis and may cause miscarriage.
Example sentencesExamples
- Other causes of encephalitis include influenza, listeriosis, brucellosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, whooping cough, rabies and lead poisoning.
- Being careful with food and water is particularly important during pregnancy because infections such as listeriosis can cause miscarriage, and hepatitis E can result in maternal mortality.
- When a pregnant woman is infected with listeriosis, she may have a miscarriage, premature delivery or stillbirth, or her newborn baby may become seriously ill and may die.
- Symptoms of listeriosis can include a flu-like illness with fever, muscle aches and chills and sometimes nausea and diarrhea.
- The actual mechanism of infection and disease presentation in late-onset listeriosis is not yet fully understood.
Definition of listeriosis in US English:
listeriosis
nounləˌstirēˈōsəsləˌstɪriˈoʊsəs
Disease caused by infection with listeria.
Example sentencesExamples
- Being careful with food and water is particularly important during pregnancy because infections such as listeriosis can cause miscarriage, and hepatitis E can result in maternal mortality.
- When a pregnant woman is infected with listeriosis, she may have a miscarriage, premature delivery or stillbirth, or her newborn baby may become seriously ill and may die.
- The actual mechanism of infection and disease presentation in late-onset listeriosis is not yet fully understood.
- Other causes of encephalitis include influenza, listeriosis, brucellosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, whooping cough, rabies and lead poisoning.
- Symptoms of listeriosis can include a flu-like illness with fever, muscle aches and chills and sometimes nausea and diarrhea.