vibriosis
noun
vib·ri·o·sis
ˌvi-brē-ˈō-səs 
plural vibrioses
ˌvi-brē-ˈō-ˌsēz
: 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
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Outbreaks of vibriosis are also expected to migrate further northward as temperatures tick up and sea levels rise.
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Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2022
Symptoms of Vibrio infection, or vibriosis, include watery diarrhea, abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, fever and chills.
—Carma Hassan, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022
The agency said about 80,000 people get vibriosis in the United States each year, and about 100 people die from it.
—Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022
Not everyone with these risk factors who encounters the bacteria will get sick, said Fred Lopez, a professor of medicine and a specialist in infectious diseases at Louisiana State University, but most seriously ill vibriosis patients have them.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
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Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2022
Symptoms of Vibrio infection, or vibriosis, include watery diarrhea, abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, fever and chills.
—Carma Hassan, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022
The agency said about 80,000 people get vibriosis in the United States each year, and about 100 people die from it.
—Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022
Not everyone with these risk factors who encounters the bacteria will get sick, said Fred Lopez, a professor of medicine and a specialist in infectious diseases at Louisiana State University, but most seriously ill vibriosis patients have them.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
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vibriosis
noun
vib·ri·o·sis
ˌvib-rē-ˈō-səs
plural vibrioses
-ˌsēz
1
: 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
a
: an infectious disease of fish that is caused by a vibrio (V. anguillarum) and is marked especially by hemorrhages and ulcerations of the skin
b
: 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)
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