brucellosis
1. infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache (Freq. 1) • Syn: undulant fever, Malta fever, Gibraltar fever, Rock fever, Mediterranean fever • Hypernyms: infectious disease 2. an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings • Syn: contagious abortion, Bang's disease • Hypernyms: zoonosis, zoonotic disease
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