listeria meningitis

8.7

A serious brain and lining infection caused by Listeria bacteria in newborns or people with weak immunity

noun
/lɪˈstɪəriə ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/

Specialized

: meningitis por listeria

Newborns are particularly vulnerable to listeria meningitis due to their developing immune systems.

Examples

Prompt treatment is crucial for patients with listeria meningitis to minimize complications.
The veterinarian diagnosed the sheep with listeria meningitis after observing neurological symptoms.
Newborns are particularly vulnerable to listeria meningitis.
Doctors must watch for symptoms of listeria meningitis.
Newborns are particularly vulnerable to listeria meningitis due to their developing immune systems.
Prompt treatment is crucial for patients with listeria meningitis to minimize complications.
The veterinarian diagnosed the sheep with listeria meningitis after observing neurological symptoms.

Synonyms

meningitis

vslisteria meningitis

Specialized

52 6.5

A serious infection that makes the thin layers around the brain and spinal cord swell and cause headache and fever

is the specific bacterial form caused by one bacterium often in newborns or immunosuppressed

Surface Forms

listeria meningitis singular

listeria meningitides plural

Morphology

listeria + meningitis

The phrase denotes meningitis caused by the bacterium Listeria; knowing 'listeria' (a bacterium) and 'meningitis' (inflammation/infection of the brain/spinal cord) allows a learner to compose the meaning directly. This follows common medical naming patterns (pathogen + disease) that are cross-linguistically transparent, so the overall meaning is predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Listeria meningitis gets its name from the bacterium Listeria, named after the surgeon Joseph Lister, and from meningitis, which means 'infection and swelling of the lining around the brain'. So listeria meningitis is when Listeria bacteria infect that lining and cause the illness.