glanders

American  

[glan-derz] / ˈglæn dərz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. a contagious disease chiefly of horses and mules but communicable to humans, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and characterized by swellings beneath the jaw and a profuse mucous discharge from the nostrils.

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glanders British  

/ ˈɡlændəz /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) a highly infectious bacterial disease of horses, sometimes transmitted to man, caused by Actinobacillus mallei and characterized by inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes of the air passages, skin, and lymph glands

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• glandered
  adjective
• glanderous
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of glanders

1475–85; < Middle French glandres swollen glands < Latin glandulae swollen glands, literally, little acorns. See gland ¹, -ule

Explanation

Glanders is a dangerous disease that affects horses, causing unpleasant symptoms like fever and skin sores. This awful disease can even spread to humans if left untreated! Glanders is a serious infectious disease caused by bacteria. This disease mostly affects horses, donkeys, and mules. In the past, glanders was a big problem, especially for horses used in the military. Although it's rare today, glanders can still spread to humans who come into contact with infected animals. Quick treatment is essential to stop this dangerous disease from spreading, making good veterinary care very important.

Example Sentences

Mr. Glanders: "No; I call him 'Hen' because he is a setter."

From Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 by Elverson, James

Doctor Portman and Captain Glanders had to support the charges of the whole Chatteries society against the young reprobate, who was looked upon as a monster of crime.

From A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy by Thackeray, William Makepeace

"Lieutenant, there still stands a mathematical probability that—" "That the rest of the field will catch the Martian Glanders as they lead our three dogs past the clubhouse turn?"

From The Big Fix by Bernklau

Glanders is sometimes transmitted from beasts to man, and it is almost always fatal in the human subject.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

Acute Glanders is most commonly met with in the horse and in other equine animals, horned cattle being immune.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis