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mycobacteriosis

Definitions

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  • noun infection by a mycobacterium

Etymologies

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mycobacterium +‎ -osis

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Examples

  • But now, an epidemic of mycobacteriosis -- known as wasting disease -- is threatening Chesapeake Bay stripers and taking researchers by surprise.

    Stripers In Peril: Nearly 75 percent of Chesapeake Bay rockfish are infected with wasting disease Dave Hurteau 2006

  • "Those problems include mycobacteriosis, overfishing of menhaden and poor water quality."

    NYT > Home Page By CHRIS SANTELLA 2011

  • Many stripers caught in the Chesapeake are showing signs of malnutrition, and state biologists estimate that 60 percent have caught a bacterial infection, mycobacteriosis, which causes lesions and wasting in the fish.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The experts pointed to a new syndrome called acupuncture mycobacteriosis, as needles are inserted up to several centimeters beneath the skin.

    Medindia Health News 2010

  • There's also a new syndrome, called acupuncture mycobacteriosis, which can occur when contaminated items such as cotton swabs or towels come into contact with the needle-insertion point.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • There's also a new syndrome, called acupuncture mycobacteriosis, which can occur when contaminated items such as cotton swabs or towels come into contact with the needle-insertion point.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • There's also a new syndrome, called acupuncture mycobacteriosis, which can occur when contaminated items such as cotton swabs or towels come into contact with the needle-insertion point.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • There's also a new syndrome, called acupuncture mycobacteriosis, which can occur when contaminated items such as cotton swabs or towels come into contact with the needle-insertion point.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Possums, which have a lifespan of 15 years, can carry deadly diseases easily transmitted to humans, including Lyme disease, leptospirosis, rickettsia and mycobacteriosis, which can cause abscesses, fistulas, headaches, vomiting and renal failure.

    Australian Politics 2009

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