brucellosis
noun /ˌbruːsəˈləʊsɪs/
/ˌbruːsəˈləʊsɪs/
[uncountable]- a disease caused by bacteria that affects cows and that can cause a high temperature in humansWord Origin1930s: from modern Latin Brucella + -osis: named after Sir David Bruce (1855–1931), the Scottish physician who identified the bacterium.