Johne's disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chronic, contagious and often fatal disease of cattle, sheep and goats, caused by the intestinal bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract

Word forms

Johne's disease

Etymology

For Dr. H. A. Johne, German pathologist

Synonyms

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