Melioidosis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004001",
  "term": "Melioidosis",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A disease of humans and animals that resembles glanders. It is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei and may range from a dormant infection to a condition that causes multiple abscesses, pneumonia, and bacteremia.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Whitmore's disease"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "bacterial infections",
    "Burkholderia pseudomallei",
    "bacteremia",
    "Gram-negative bacteria",
    "glanders",
    "pneumonia",
    "water microbiology"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "melioidosis"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/melioidosis/"
}