glanders bacillus
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glanders — glanderous, adj. /glan deuhrz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Vet. Pathol. a contagious disease chiefly of horses and mules but communicable to humans, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and characterized by swellings beneath the jaw and a… … Universalium
glanders — /ˈglændəz/ (say glanduhz) noun a contagious disease of horses, mules, etc., communicable to humans, due to a microorganism (Bacillus mallei), and characterised by swellings beneath the jaw and a profuse mucous discharge from the nostrils. {late… …
Klebs-Loffler bacillus — Klebs Löff·ler bacillus klāps lef lər , klebz n a bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium (C. diphtheriae) that causes human diphtheria Löff·ler lœf lər Friedrich August Johannes (1852 1915) German bacteriologist. Löffler contributed greatly to… … Medical dictionary
Burkholderia mallei — Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Pro … Wikipedia
Pus — For other uses, see Pus (disambiguation). Eye with conjunctivitis exuding pus … Wikipedia
disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… … Universalium
Anton Dilger — Anton Casimir Dilger (1884 ndash; 17 October 1918) was a German American physician and the main proponent of the German biological warfare sabotage program during World War I. Ironically, his father, Hubert Dilger, was a United States Army… … Wikipedia
mal|le|in — «MAL ee uhn», noun. a product of the glanders bacillus, used in the mallein test. ╂[< New Latin malleus glanders (< Latin malleus hammer] … Useful english dictionary
2001 anthrax attacks — A letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing anthrax powder killed two postal workers Location New York … Wikipedia
Mallein — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A24 Rotz [Malleus] und Melioidose [Pseudorotz] A24.0 Rotz, Infektion durch Burkholderia mallei, Malleus … Deutsch Wikipedia
