listeriosis

listeriosis definition - medical

lis·te·ri·o·sis (lĭ-stîrˌē-ōˈsĭs)

noun
A bacterial disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes, affecting wild and domestic animals and occasionally humans and characterized by fever, meningitis, and encephalitis.

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