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An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, endemic to some areas of Southeast Asia and northern Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
Examples
- 2005, Mark A. Suckov, Alexander Valisenko, Nikolai Tokarevich, Chapter 3: Animals Models in Biodefense Research, Jann Hau, Steven J. Schapiro, Gerald L. Van Hoosier, Jr. (editors), Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Volume 3: Animal Models, 2nd Edition, 40, A close relative of the agent of glanders, B. pseudomallei causes a disease (melioidosis) with clinical manifestations including asymptomatic pneumonitis, acute or chronic pneumonia, and overwhelming septicemia.
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
мелоидоза
(meloidoza)
— infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei
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Chinese Mandarin:
類鼻疽 /类鼻疽
(lèibíjū)
— infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei
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Finnish:
melioidoosi
— infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei
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Thai:
โรคเมลิออยด์
(rôhk may lí-oi)
— infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei
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Turkish:
melioidoz
— infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei
