contagious abortion

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • An infectious disease of livestock: "Contagious abortion" refers to a specific infectious disease affecting domesticated animals, particularly cattle, sheep, and goats. The primary symptom is the spontaneous termination of pregnancy (abortion).
    • Zoonotic potential: The disease is transmissible to humans, where it is known as brucellosis or undulant fever.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The farm implemented strict biosecurity measures after an outbreak of contagious abortion in the herd.
    • Veterinarians were called to investigate a case of contagious abortion among the goats.
Advanced Usage
  • Technical/Medical Context: In veterinary and medical literature, "contagious abortion" is often used synonymously with brucellosis caused by bacteria of the genus .
    • Contagious abortion, caused by Brucella abortus, remains a significant concern for the dairy industry.
Variants and Related Words
  • Brucellosis (n): The medical term for the disease in both animals and humans.
  • Undulant fever (n): A historical name for the human form of the disease, referring to its characteristic fluctuating fever.
  • Bang's disease (n): Another name for bovine brucellosis (contagious abortion in cattle).
Synonyms
  • Brucellosis (in medical/veterinary contexts)
  • Bang's disease (specifically for cattle)
Related Phrases
  • "Outbreak of contagious abortion": A phrase describing the sudden occurrence of the disease in an animal population.
    • The region declared a state of emergency following an outbreak of contagious abortion.
Related Idioms

(This specific term is a technical, scientific term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)

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

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