salmonellosis
noun
sal·mo·nel·lo·sis
ˌsal-mə-(ˌ)ne-ˈlō-səs 
plural salmonelloses
ˌsal-mə-(ˌ)ne-ˈlō-ˌsēz
: infection with or disease caused by salmonellae
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Salmonella can cause salmonellosis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
But eating contaminated chocolates can lead to salmonellosis.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 25 May 2022
Moreover, fever is another symptom that appears routinely in salmonellosis.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Apr. 2022
The illness, which is called salmonellosis, typically lasts four to seven days and most recover without treatment.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 May 2022
Older adults, infants and people with weakened immune systems are the most likely to develop severe illness from salmonellosis.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 11 Aug. 2021
Also, pasteurization will kill the bacteria that cause various illnesses, including listeriosis, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and brucellosis.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 17 May 2022
Cases of salmonellosis began to rise in mid-November, per SFGate, and in early February California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife released a statement raising concerns about the disease outbreak and asking residents to take down their bird feeders.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2021
In Florida alone, the state health department said, the agency receives anywhere from 5,000 to 6,000 reports of salmonellosis each year.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
But eating contaminated chocolates can lead to salmonellosis.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 25 May 2022
Moreover, fever is another symptom that appears routinely in salmonellosis.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Apr. 2022
The illness, which is called salmonellosis, typically lasts four to seven days and most recover without treatment.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 May 2022
Older adults, infants and people with weakened immune systems are the most likely to develop severe illness from salmonellosis.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 11 Aug. 2021
Also, pasteurization will kill the bacteria that cause various illnesses, including listeriosis, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and brucellosis.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 17 May 2022
Cases of salmonellosis began to rise in mid-November, per SFGate, and in early February California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife released a statement raising concerns about the disease outbreak and asking residents to take down their bird feeders.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2021
In Florida alone, the state health department said, the agency receives anywhere from 5,000 to 6,000 reports of salmonellosis each year.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
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Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
circa 1913, in the meaning defined above
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salmonellosis
noun
sal·mo·nel·lo·sis
ˌsal-mə-ˌne-ˈlō-səs
plural salmonelloses
-ˌsēz
: infection with or disease caused by bacteria of the genus Salmonella typically marked by gastroenteritis but often complicated by septicemia, meningitis, endocarditis, and various focal lesions (as in the kidneys)
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