listeriosis
lis·te·ri·o·sis
noun \lis-ˌtir-ē-ˈō-səs\ plural lis·te·ri·o·ses\-ˌsēz\
Definition of LISTERIOSIS
: a serious encephalitic disease of a wide variety of animals that is caused by a bacterium (Listeria monocytogenes) and that in animals is often fatal but in humans is usually not fatal
Origin of LISTERIOSIS
New Latin, from Listeria, from Joseph Lister
First Known Use: 1941
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