How to Use listeriosis in a Sentence

listeriosis

noun
  • The early symptoms of listeriosis are similar to those of the flu with nausea, muscle aches and a high fever.
    Holly Yan and Allen Kim, CNN, 2 July 2019
  • Of note, many people who get mild cases of listeriosis don’t bother to report it.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 17 May 2022
  • Symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle pain and a stiff neck.
    Time, 15 Mar. 2018
  • In pregnant people, listeriosis will often cause fever, fatigue, and muscle aches, per the CDC.
    Korin Miller, Health.com, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The bacteria can lead to listeriosis, which can be fatal to certain people.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 17 May 2022
  • In that case, listeriosis can trigger flu-like symptoms like fever, headache, and muscle aches, and even seizures or confusion in severe cases.
    Christa Sgobba, SELF, 19 Jan. 2024
  • But people who still have Behrmann products stock at home are at risk of developing listeriosis.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 28 Sep. 2022
  • In its salmon recall press release, Oregon Lox explains the symptoms of listeriosis.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 17 Nov. 2021
  • In some listeriosis cases, people get sick within 24 to 72 hours, Schneider said.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 5 July 2022
  • Only about 260 people die per year from listeriosis, the agency reports.
    NBC News, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Invasive listeriosis is a much more serious condition with a 20 to 30% risk of death.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 3 July 2021
  • An infection with Listeria can lead to listeriosis, an illness that can be fatal to certain groups of patients.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Symptoms from listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, loss of balance and diarrhea.
    Maria Clark, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The inspection service was notified on June 9 of two people who became ill with listeriosis.
    Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2021
  • Listeria, according to the CDC, can cause severe illness known as invasive listeriosis when bacteria spread beyond the gut to other parts of the body.
    Laura Finaldi, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022
  • Symptoms of listeriosis may include diarrhea, fatigue, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, loss of balance, and fever, among others.
    Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The greater concern, though, is that some will end up developing invasive listeriosis.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 3 July 2021
  • The illness listeriosis, caused by the bacteria listeria, is of greatest threat to older adults, people with weakened immune systems and those who are pregnant.
    Orlando Mayorquin, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • These groups can be more likely to face a more advanced and invasive kind of listeriosis, which can be a life-threatening form of the infection that moves on from the digestive system to other parts of the body, including the joints or bloodstream.
    Serena Coady, SELF, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Individuals in these groups are more likely to experience invasive listeriosis in which the infection spreads outside the gut to other parts of the body (such as the bloodstream, joints, or brain).
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The bacteria can infect people, leading to short-term symptoms that aren’t specific to listeriosis.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 4 July 2022
  • The bacteria can cause listeriosis, which can be especially dangerous to some groups of people.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 17 Nov. 2021
  • People who have more mild symptoms of listeriosis don’t usually need treatment and are generally advised to just wait out the infection.
    Sarah Madaus, SELF, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Listeria bacteria—which cause a foodborne illness called listeriosis—is nothing to play with.
    Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 21 Nov. 2023
  • That’s not the only reason to shield produce from germs—some microorganisms are also the sources of illnesses, including listeriosis and Escherichia coli poisoning.
    Sam Jones, Scientific American, 24 June 2022
  • In anyone, listeriosis can cause diarrhea, fever, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions.
    David J. Neal, miamiherald, 23 Apr. 2018
  • While these are short-term symptoms for healthy individuals, listeriosis can be fatal to some categories of people.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 4 June 2022
  • The company said no contaminants were detected in the products, but one of the facilities’ samples tested positive for a strain that is linked to six cases of listeriosis since 2017.
    Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
  • An autopsy determined that the sole cause of death for the fetus was maternal-fetal listeriosis, according to the lawsuit, which was filed late last month in Philadelphia County.
    Elliot Lewis, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 8.5 million pounds of frozen chicken after one person died from listeriosis and two more were hospitalized.
    al, 4 July 2021

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'listeriosis.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: