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Vet. Pathol.a specific, acute, diarrheal disease of fowls, esp. chickens, caused by a bacterium, Pasteurella multocida. Cf. hemorrhagic septicemia.[1880-85]
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fowl cholera — fau̇l n an acute contagious septicemic disease of birds that is marked by fever, weakness, diarrhea, and petechial hemorrhages in the mucous membranes, is caused by a bacterium of the genus Pasteurella (P. multocida syn. P. avicida), and is… … Medical dictionary
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fowl — n. & v. (pl. same or fowls) n. 1 any domestic cock or hen of various gallinaceous birds, kept for eggs and flesh. 2 the flesh of birds, esp. a domestic cock or hen, as food. 3 archaic (except in comb. or collect.) a bird (guineafowl; wildfowl). v … Useful english dictionary
Cholera — A devastating and sometimes lethal disease with intense vomiting and profuse watery diarrhea leading to dehydration which, unless immediately treated, may be fatal. Cholera was discovered in 1883 to be due to infection with Vibrio cholerae, a… … Medical dictionary
cholera — /ˈkɒlərə / (say koluhruh) noun 1. Also, Asiatic cholera. an acute, infectious disease, due to a specific microorganism, Vibrio cholerae, endemic in parts of South and South East Asia, and epidemic generally, marked by profuse diarrhoea, vomiting …
fowl plague — noun : a highly fatal virus disease of domestic poultry excepting pigeons and of many kinds of wild birds compare fowl cholera * * * fowl plague, a very destructive, infectious disease of domestic poultry, caused by a virus: »Fowl plague strikes… … Useful english dictionary
