ALL meanings of listeriosis
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L l - noun listeriosis (medicine) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii, often through contaminated food. 1
- noun plural listeriosis a disease of wild and domestic mammals, birds, and occasionally of humans, caused by a bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes, and characterized by lack of control of movement, paralysis, fever, and monocytosis. 1
- noun listeriosis a serious form of food poisoning, caused by bacteria of the genus Listeria. Its symptoms can include meningitis and in pregnant women it may cause damage to the fetus 0
- noun listeriosis any of various infections in animals and occas. humans, caused by listeria and often associated with encephalitis, meningitis, etc. 0