melioidosis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of melioidosis
1920–25; < Greek mēlí ( s ) glanders, or a similar distemper affecting asses + -oid + -osis
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The earliest report of melioidosis in Hong Kong dates back to the mid-1970s, when 24 dolphins suddenly died of the disease in Ocean Park, a theme park.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
There is no licensed vaccine for melioidosis, but patients can be effectively treated with intravenous antibiotics -- ceftazidime or carbapenem -- during the first intensive phase of treatment.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
In Thailand, approximately 40 per cent of patients with melioidosis die, many of whom die within the first one to two days following admission to hospital, while waiting for a diagnosis.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
Most healthy people who come into contact will not develop the serious illness called melioidosis, which can be treated with antibiotics.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2022
The environmental sampling in Mississippi was conducted after two patients in the area received diagnoses of melioidosis, two years apart — one in July 2020, the other in May 2022.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
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