melioidosis

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[mel-ee-oi-doh-sis] / ˌmɛl i ɔɪˈdoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. a contagious pulmonary disease of rodents that is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas pseudomallei and is frequently transmitted to humans in moist climates of southeastern Asia.

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Etymology

Origin of melioidosis

1920–25; < Greek mēlí ( s ) glanders, or a similar distemper affecting asses + -oid + -osis

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melioidosis

Globally, more than half of patients die after infection with the neglected tropical disease, melioidosis, often before they are diagnosed.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024

To assess the efficacy of the test, the team collected clinical samples from 114 patients with melioidosis and 216 patients without the disease at Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital, a hospital in northeast Thailand where melioidosis is endemic.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024

Cases of melioidosis have also been linked to imported contaminated commercial products from disease-endemic countries.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2022

"Given the very small number of cases of melioidosis identified historically in the United States, CDC believes the risk of melioidosis for the general population continues to be very low," the agency said.

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