Brucellosis - Definition
brucellosis
n 1: infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by
contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk
products; characterized by fever and headache [syn:
brucellosis, undulant fever, Malta fever, Gibraltar
fever, Rock fever, Mediterranean fever]
2: an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in
spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings [syn:
brucellosis, contagious abortion, Bang's disease]