Johne's disease

[ yoh-nuhz ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. a chronic diarrheal disease of cattle and sheep caused by infection with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, an organism related to the tubercle bacillus.

Johne's disease

/ ˈjəʊnəz /

noun

1. an infectious disease of ruminants characterized by chronic inflammation of the bowel and caused by Mycobacterium paratuberculosis , a bacterium that can be transmitted in milk

Word History and Origins

Origin of Johne's disease¹

1905–10; named after H. A. Johne (1839–1910), German scientist

Word History and Origins

Origin of Johne's disease¹

C20: named after H. A. Johne (1839–1910), German veterinary surgeon