johne's disease

Johne's disease

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noun johne's disease a chronic diarrheal disease of cattle and sheep caused by infection with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, an organism related to the tubercle bacillus. 1
noun johne's disease an infectious disease of ruminants characterized by chronic inflammation of the bowel and caused by Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, a bacterium that can be transmitted in milk 0
noun johne's disease A chronic, contagious and often fatal disease of cattle, sheep and goats, caused by the intestinal bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract. 0

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

1905-10; named after H. A. Johne (1839-1910), German scientist

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