Noun: brucellosis ,broo-su'low-sis
- Infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
"The farmer contracted brucellosis from handling infected cattle";
- undulant fever, Malta fever, Gibraltar fever, Rock fever, Mediterranean fever
- An infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
"The dairy farmer tested his herd for brucellosis";
- contagious abortion, Bang's disease
Type of: infectious disease, zoonosis, zoonotic disease
Encyclopedia: Brucellosis, bovine