Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, occurring in a wide range of animals chiefly in Southeast Asia and presenting in humans with a focal infection, usually of the lungs, bones, or skin, that can become chronic.

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  • noun An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, endemic to some areas of Southeast Asia and northern Australia.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin mēlioīdōsis : Greek mēlis, a disease of asses usually taken to be glanders + –oid + –osis.]

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Examples

  • "Symptoms of melioidosis can vary greatly but most commonly we see indications of pneumonia such as fever, cough and breathing difficulties," Dr Krause said in a statement.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2012

  • People catch melioidosis when it enters their bodies via cuts and sores or by breathing it in when it is stirred up by the wind.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2012

  • The Queensland's Department of Health has warned that the floods may increase the risk of diseases including leptospirosis, melioidosis, dengue fever and diarrhoeal diseases.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Queensland's Department of Health has warned that the floods may increase the risk of disease, including leptospirosis, melioidosis, dengue fever and diarrheal diseases.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • Three die from killer bacteria in NT THREE people have died from melioidosis in the Northern Territory, with a record 54 cases diagnosed part way through the wet season.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2012

  • The highly infectious illness is prevalent in Australia's north after heavy rain brings melioidosis bacteria to the surface from where it exists deep in the ground.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2012

  • The main research interests are the epidemiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of malaria, scrub typhus, melioidosis, leptospirosis and other tropical infections which impose a substantial disease burden on rural populations throughout this populous region.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • Although, CTZ is the drug of choice that is the most effective for treatment of severe melioidosis, the mortality rate in treated patients has been found to be more than 40%

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Chakrit Sawasdidoln et al. 2010

  • The understanding of this phenomenon will lead insights in the control of biofilm formations and prevention of relapse in melioidosis.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Chakrit Sawasdidoln et al. 2010

  • B. pseudomallei biofilms leading to the relapse of melioidosis.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Chakrit Sawasdidoln et al. 2010

  • They all were infected with a bacteria known as Burkholderia pseudomallei, and the disease it causes is called melioidosis, marked by non-specific symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath, weakness, fatigue and nausea.

    Mystery of exotic infectious disease traced to aromatherapy room spray Maggie Fox 2021

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