what does listeriosis mean?

LISTERIOSIS as NOUN

Meaning
- 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 s
Synonym(s)
- listeria meningitis (what does listeria meningitis mean?)
Hypernyms(s) listeriosis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- infectious disease (what does infectious disease mean?)