vibriosis
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Definition of vibriosis
: an infectious disease of sheep and cattle caused by a bacterium (Campylobacter fetus synonym Vibrio fetus) and marked by infertility and abortion
also
: infection with or disease caused by a vibrio
Examples of vibriosis in a Sentence
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To lower one’s chances of contracting vibriosis, the CDC recommends not eating raw or undercooked shellfish and covering open wounds with waterproof bandages. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Warming Waters May Be Driving Flesh-Eating Bacteria to East Coast Beaches," 21 June 2019 People with vibriosis become infected either by consuming raw or undercooked seafood or by exposing an open wound to seawater. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Maryland boy victim of flesh-eating bacteria after a swim off the coast of Maryland," 3 July 2019 According to Sara Chodosh of Popular Science, V. vulnificus is one of about a dozen species known to cause vibriosis, an infection that affects some 80,000 people every year. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Warming Waters May Be Driving Flesh-Eating Bacteria to East Coast Beaches," 21 June 2019 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vibriosis causes an estimated 100 deaths in the U.S. each year. — Amanda Macmillan, Health.com, "Vibrio Vulnificus: What to Know About The 'Flesh-Eating Bacteria' That Has a New Jersey Man Fighting For His Life," 10 July 2018 Fever and nausea are also red flags that the vibriosis infection has spread to the bloodstream. — Amanda Macmillan, Health.com, "Vibrio Vulnificus: What to Know About The 'Flesh-Eating Bacteria' That Has a New Jersey Man Fighting For His Life," 10 July 2018 About 80,000 people get some form of vibriosis every year, usually from eating raw or undercooked shellfish, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Cleve Wootson, chicagotribune.com, "A man went crabbing - and came back with flesh-eating bacteria that now threaten his life," 10 July 2018 But a much more serious and very rare strain of vibriosis, called Vibrio vulnificus, can cause wound infections or primary septicemia, a bloodstream infection characterized by blistering skin lesions and fever, the CDC reports. — Alex Stuckey, Houston Chronicle, "Texas woman's death from eating raw oysters rare, not exactly flesh-eating bacteria," 9 Jan. 2018 Still, around 80,000 people get sick with vibriosis every year and around 100 of them die, the CDC says. — Sarah Klein, Health.com, "A Woman Died From 'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria After Eating Raw Oysters. Here's What You Need to Know," 9 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vibriosis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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vibriosis
noun
vib·ri·o·sis
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plural vibrioses\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of vibriosis
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: an infectious disease of sheep and cattle caused by a bacterium of the genus Campylobacter (C. fetus synonym Vibrio fetus) and marked especially by infertility and abortion
2
: infection with or disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Vibrio: as
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: an infectious disease of fish that is caused by a vibrio (V. anguillarum) and is marked especially by hemorrhages and ulcerations of the skin
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: a gastrointestinal illness of humans that is caused by consuming raw or undercooked fish or shellfish contaminated with a vibrio (as V. parahaemolyticus or V. vulnificus)