1) Bacterial disease 2) Zoonosis 3) Zoonotic disease
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Actinomycosis is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Actinomyces species such as Actinomyces israelii or A. gerencseriae. It can also be caused by Propionibacterium propionicus, and the condition is likely to be polymicrobial aerobic anaerobic infection. ==In animals== Actinomycosis occurs rarely in humans but rather frequently in cattle as ...
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• (n.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to the presence of Actinomyces bovis. It causes local suppurating tumors, esp. about the jaw. Called also lumpy jaw or big jaw.
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a noncontagious bacterial infection of humans and cattle that is caused by two anaerobic species of the genus Actinomyces. The disease is ... [1 related articles]
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<microbiology> A chronic local or systemic granulomatous infection caused by the fungus Actinomyces bovis or israeli. ... Symptoms include: weight loss, weakness, fever and pain at site of infection. Signs: multiple draining sinuses. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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(ak″tĭ-no-mi-ko´sis) an infection involving the deeper tissues of the skin and mucous membranes, usually on the head or neck, caused by bacteria of the genus Actinomyces. The lesions begin as painless tumorlike masses that later break down and begin to discharge pus through a network of sinuses in the skin. Sometim...
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Ac`ti·no·my·co'sis noun [ New Latin ] (Medicine) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to the presence of Actinomyces bovis . It causes local suppurating tumors, esp. about the jaw. Called also lumpy jaw or big jaw . -- Ac`ti*no*my*cot'ic
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ak′ti-nō-mī-kō′sis Definitions: 1. A disease primarily of cattle and humans caused by the bacterium Actinomyces bovis in cattle and by A. israelii and Arachnia propionica in humans. These actinomycetes are part of the normal bacterial flora of the mouth and pharynx, but when introduced into tissu...
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Actinomycosis or Madura disease (popularly known as lumpy jaw), is a disease due to the ray fungus, and occurs in domestic animals - notably cattle, and occasionally human beings who work with cattle and can become infected. Suppurative swellings develop in certain parts of the body, namely the neck and jaw, the intestines - especially the appendix...
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Pus-producing diseases caused by bacteria of the genus Actinomyces.
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n] - disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans
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actinomycosis 1. An inflammatory bacterial disease of cattle and other animals, sometimes caught by humans, that resembles a fungus and causes swelling of the abdomen, chest, and especially the jaw. 2. A chronic disease of cattle, swine, and humans characterized by hard granulomatous masses usually in the mouth and jaw.
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noun disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses
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an infectious, inflammatory disease caused by Actinomyces israelii in humans and A. bovis in domestic animals, and characterized by lumpy, often suppurating tumors, esp., about the jaws. Also called
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