tụ huyết trùng
Definition
- Noun (Veterinary Medicine / Biology):
- Pasteurellosis: An infectious disease affecting animals, particularly livestock and poultry, caused by bacteria of the Pasteurella genus. It is characterized by symptoms such as septicemia, hemorrhage, and sudden death.
- Pasteurella: Refers to the bacterium itself that causes the disease.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đàn gà chết hàng loạt vì bệnh tụ huyết trùng. (The flock of chickens died en masse from pasteurellosis.)
- Vi khuẩn tụ huyết trùng có thể lây sang người qua vết cắn hoặc vết xước. (The Pasteurella bacteria can be transmitted to humans through bites or scratches.)
Advanced Usage
- "Bệnh tụ huyết trùng gia cầm": Avian pasteurellosis (fowl cholera).
- Bệnh tụ huyết trùng gia cầm là mối đe dọa lớn cho ngành chăn nuôi. (Avian pasteurellosis is a major threat to the poultry industry.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bệnh tụ huyết trùng (n): The full term for the disease "pasteurellosis."
- Pasteurella multocida (n): The most common bacterial species causing tụ huyết trùng.
Synonyms
- Pasteurellosis: The standard medical/veterinary term for the disease.
- Hemorrhagic septicemia: A specific, severe form of the disease.
Notes on Usage
- "Tụ huyết trùng" is a technical term used primarily in veterinary, agricultural, and biological contexts. It is not used in everyday conversation.
- The term is a compound word in Vietnamese ("tụ" - to gather, "huyết" - blood, "trùng" - germ/bacterium), describing the septicemic nature of the infection.