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Bang's disease

   [bangz]
–noun Veterinary Pathology.
an infectious disease of cattle caused by a bacterium, Brucella abortus, that infects the genital organs and frequently causes spontaneous abortions.
Origin:
1930–35; named after B.L.F. Bang (1848–1932), Danish biologist
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Bang's disease     (bāngz)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   See brucellosis.


[After Bernhard Laurits Frederik Bang (1848-1932), Danish veterinarian.]

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bru·cel·lo·sis     (brōō'sə-lō'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An infectious bacterial disease of humans that is caused by brucellae, transmitted by contact with infected animals, and characterized by fever, malaise, and headache. Also called Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Mediterranean fever, Rock fever, undulant fever.
  2. A disease of domestic animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats, and dogs, that is caused by brucellae and sometimes results in spontaneous abortions in newly infected animals. Also called Bang's disease.


[brucell(a) + -osis.]

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bang's disease

noun
an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings [syn: brucellosis] 

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