melioidosis

Noun

 * 1) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium, endemic to some areas of Southeast Asia and northern Australia.
 * 2) * 2005, Mark A. Suckov, Alexander Valisenko, Nikolai Tokarevich, Chapter 3: Animals Models in Biodefense Research, Jann Hau, Steven J. Schapiro, Gerald L. Van Hoosier, Jr. (editors), Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Volume 3: Animal Models, 2nd Edition, 40,
 * A close relative of the agent of glanders, B. pseudomallei causes a disease (melioidosis) with clinical manifestations including asymptomatic pneumonitis, acute or chronic pneumonia, and overwhelming septicemia.

Synonyms

 * ,, Whitmore disease, Whitmore's disease

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: melioidoosi
 * Thai: โรคเมลิออยด์