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

Noun Inflected Forms

• listerioses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of listeriosis

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

listeriosis

It is rare for food contaminated by listeria, a bacterium, to cause a very serious infection, known as listeriosis.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne bacterium that causes an illness called listeriosis.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 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

The CDC warns that people 65 and older are four times more likely to contract listeriosis than others are.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 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