melioidosis
melioidosis — noun
1. a dangerous bacterial illness, seen mostly in Southeast Asia, that people can ge
a dangerous bacterial illness, seen mostly in Southeast Asia, that people can get from contaminated soil or water and that can harm the lungs, the skin, or several body systems
After working barefoot in flooded fields, Hari developed melioidosis and a high fever.
develop melioidosis after contact with floodwater
Doctors thought it was pneumonia before tests showed that Beatriz had melioidosis.
tests showed that + person had melioidosis
A cut on Felix's leg became infected after he got melioidosis from muddy water.
The hospital treated Hoa for melioidosis when the infection spread to her lungs.
Élise went to the clinic when melioidosis caused painful sores on her arm.
- Whitmore's disease
an older medical name for melioidosis
- pseudoglanders
a dated technical name that stresses its similarity to glanders
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Most often used in medical or public-health writing, especially when doctors describe an infection linked to wet soil, muddy water, or floodwater in tropical areas.