Meanings
nounJohne's disease (uncountable)
- uncountableA chronic, contagious and often fatal disease of cattle, sheep and goats, caused by the intestinal bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract
Synonyms: paratuberculosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA chronic, contagious and often fatal disease of cattle, sheep and goats, caused by the intestinal bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract
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Origin
For Dr. H. A. Johne, German pathologist
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