pul·lo·rum disease
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Definition of pullorum disease
: a destructive typically diarrheal salmonellosis especially of young domestic chickens that is caused by a bacterium (Salmonella pullorum)
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“Pullorum disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pullorum%20disease. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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pullorum disease
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pul·lo·rum disease
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Medical Definition of pullorum disease
: a destructive typically diarrheic salmonellosis especially of the domestic chicken caused by a bacterium of the genus Salmonella (S. pullorum) which is transmitted either through the egg or from chick to chick
— called also pullorum
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The first known use of pullorum disease was in 1929
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