Erysipeloid

/ˌɛrɪˈsɪpəˌlɔɪd/ adjective

Definition

Resembling erysipelas in appearance; a chronic skin infection caused by the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.

Etymology

From erysipelas combined with -oid ('resembling'). Though it looks like erysipelas, erysipeloid is a distinct bacterial infection often acquired through handling contaminated fish, shellfish, or meat, with different characteristics and causes.

Kelly Says

Erysipeloid is sometimes called 'fish handler's disease' because it loves to infect people who work with raw seafood—it's a occupational hazard that medieval fish markets dealt with long before modern food safety!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እረርስፔሎይድ
e-re-spe-loy-d
ARالعربية
قوباء
qūbāʾ
BNবাংলা
এরিসিপেলাইড
e-ri-si-pe-lai-d
CACatalà
erisipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
CSČeština
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
DADansk
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
DEDeutsch
Erysipeloid
e-ri-si-pe-loyd
ELΕλληνικά
ερυσιπελίδα
e-ri-si-pe-li-da
ESEspañol
erisipeloides
eh-ri-si-peh-loi-des
FAفارسی
اِریسیپِلویید
e-ri-si-pe-loy-id
FISuomi
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
FRFrançais
érysipèle
e-ri-zi-pel
GUGU
એરિસિપેલોઈડ
e-ri-si-pe-loi-d
HAHA
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
HEעברית
אריתיסיפלואיד
e-ri-si-pe-loy-id
HIहिन्दी
एरिसीपेलाइड
e-ri-si-peh-la-id
HUMagyar
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
IDBahasa Indonesia
erisipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loi-d
IGIG
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
ITItaliano
erisipeloidi
e-ri-si-pe-loi-di
JA日本語
紅斑症
こうはんしょう
KKKK
эрисипелоид
e-ri-si-pe-loy-d
KMKM
អេរីសីប៉ែល៉ូអ៊ីត
e-ri-si-peh-loi-it
KO한국어
홍반증
hongbanjeung
MRMR
एरिसीपेलाइड
e-ri-si-peh-la-id
MSBahasa Melayu
erisipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loi-d
MYမြန်မာ
အရီစီပီလိုက်
a-ri-si-pe-loi-k
NLNederlands
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
NONorsk
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
PAPA
ਇਰਿਸਿਪੇਲਾਇਡ
i-ri-si-peh-lai-d
PLPolski
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
PTPortuguês
erisipelóide
eh-ri-si-peh-loi-deh
RORomână
erisipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
RUРусский
эрисипелоид
e-ri-si-pe-loy-d
SVSvenska
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
SWKiswahili
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
TAதமிழ்
எரிசிபெலாய்டு
e-ri-si-pe-lai-y-du
TEతెలుగు
ఎరిసిపెలోయిడ్
e-ri-si-pe-loy-id
THไทย
โรคผิวหนังแดง
rohk phi-wan daeng
TLTL
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
TRTürkçe
erisipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loy-d
UKУкраїнська
ерисипелоїд
e-ri-si-pe-loi-d
URاردو
ایریسیپیلویڈ
e-ri-si-pe-loy-vid
VITiếng Việt
viêm da đỏ
vyêm da do
YOYO
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd
ZH中文
红斑病
hóng bān bìng
ZUZU
erysipeloid
e-ri-si-peh-loyd

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