Bacterial Infections Vocabulary

noun a genus of bacteria, including many pathogenic species that cause various infections in humans and animals

• Streptococcus is a type of bacteria commonly found in the throat.
• I heard streptococcus is going around the school.
• My friend got a bad case of strep from that streptococcus bacteria.
• Negativity can spread like streptococcus in a community.

adjective relating to or characteristic of actinobacillus bacteria

• The veterinarian diagnosed the cow with actinobacillotic lymphadenitis.
• The vet said the cow has actinobacillotic infection in its lymph nodes.
• The cow's got some actinobacillotic thing going on, according to the doc.
• The actinobacillotic issue in the farm spread like wildfire, affecting multiple animals.