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brucellosis

DEFINITIONS OF: brucellosis

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n an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings

Synonyms:
Bang's disease, contagious abortion
Type of:
zoonosis, zoonotic disease
an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans

n infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache

Synonyms:
Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Mediterranean fever, Rock fever, undulant fever
Type of:
infectious disease
a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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