listeriosis

American  

[li-steer-ee-oh-sis] / lɪˌstɪər iˈoʊ sɪs /

Also listeriasis

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

listerioses plural

1. a disease of wild and domestic mammals, birds, and occasionally of humans, caused by a bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes, and characterized by lack of control of movement, paralysis, fever, and monocytosis.

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listeriosis British  

/ lɪˌstɪərɪˈəʊsɪs /

noun

1. a serious form of food poisoning, caused by bacteria of the genus Listeria . Its symptoms can include meningitis and in pregnant women it may cause damage to the fetus

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• listerioses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of listeriosis

First recorded in 1940–45; listeri(a) + -osis

Example Sentences

She added that most people affected by listeriosis will have no symptoms or experience mild diarrhoea which subsides in a few days.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

Consumption of food contaminated with listeria can lead to listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects adults 65 and older, people with weakened immune systems, pregnant women and newborns.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

Food and Drug Administration in 2017 linked the creamery’s cheese to an outbreak of listeriosis that resulted in eight hospitalizations and two deaths — one in Vermont and another in Connecticut.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

Almost 5% of the non-pregnant people who come down with invasive listeriosis die, according to the CDC.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

But what are the long-term consequences of neonatal listeriosis on the health of surviving infants?

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023