contagious abortion
Americannoun
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brucellosis of domestic cattle, an infectious disease characterized by spontaneous abortion and caused by the bacterium Brucella abortus; Bang's disease.
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any of several diseases causing spontaneous abortion of domestic animals, as vibriosis or salmonellosis.
noun
Etymology
Origin of contagious abortion
First recorded in 1905–10
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Steel dreaded the union shop as a dairyman dreads contagious abortion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Brucellae infect cattle, sheep, goats and pigs, cause a disease known as contagious abortion.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1897 Bernhard L. F. Bang, a Danish veterinarian, discovered the germ which caused contagious abortion in cattle.
From Time Magazine Archive
The organism causing contagious abortion in cattle is known to be present in the milk of the infected animal at the time of its withdrawal from the udder.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Edwin George Hastings
Bacillus abortus of Bang, the cause of contagious abortion in cattle.
From Contagious Abortion of Cows by Ward J. MacNeal
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