Listeriosis

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  listeriosis
       n : an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially
           newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the
           bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the
           infection frequently involves the central nervous system
           and causes various neurological symptoms [syn: {listeria


           meningitis}]