salmonellosis

Thân thiện

A child washes their hands before preparing food to prevent salmonellosis.

Definition

Noun: * A type of infectious disease, specifically a form of food poisoning, caused by bacteria of the Salmonella genus. It is typically contracted by consuming food or water contaminated with these bacteria.

Examples of Usage

• The outbreak of salmonellosis was traced back to contaminated eggs.
• Symptoms of salmonellosis include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.
• Public health officials are investigating several cases of salmonellosis linked to the restaurant.

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in medical, public health, and epidemiological contexts to describe both individual illness and outbreaks.
• Salmonellosis can refer to illness caused by any serotype of bacteria, not exclusively , though that is a common cause.

Variants and Related Words

• Salmonella (noun): The genus of bacteria that causes the disease.
  • The product was recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination.
• Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (noun): The full scientific name for a specific bacterium that commonly causes salmonellosis.

Synonyms

• Food poisoning (specifically of bacterial origin)
• Gastroenteritis (caused by )
• Enteric infection

Related Phrases

• Contract salmonellosis: To become infected with the illness.
  • He contracted salmonellosis after eating undercooked poultry.
• An outbreak of salmonellosis: A sudden increase in cases of the disease.
  • An outbreak of salmonellosis affected over fifty people.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a kind of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium