Undulant Fever (Noun)
Meaning
Infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with undulant fever after consuming unpasteurized milk from an infected cow.
- The veterinarian warned the farmer about the risk of undulant fever transmission from the infected goats to humans.
- Symptoms of undulant fever include recurring episodes of fever, headache, and muscle pain that can last for several months.
- The doctor suspected undulant fever in the patient who had recently handled infected sheep on a farm.
- After eating contaminated cheese, the traveler developed undulant fever and had to be hospitalized for several weeks.