brucellosis
/ˌbruːsɪˈləʊsɪs/noun
mass noun
1- a bacterial disease typically affecting cattle and causing undulant fever in humans布氏菌病。
1.1
- This disease is caused by Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Brucella, in particular B. abortus.该病由布鲁氏菌属的革兰氏阴性菌引起, 尤指牛布鲁氏杆菌。
词源
1930s: from modern Latin Brucella + -OSIS： named after Sir David Bruce （1855-1931）， the Scottish physician who identified the bacterium.