How to Use listeriosis in a Sentence

listeriosis

noun
  • There are two types of listeriosis.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Healthy children and younger adults rarely get sick from listeriosis.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle pain and a stiff neck.
    — Time, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Of note, many people who get mild cases of listeriosis don’t bother to report it.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 17 May 2022
  • Most of the time, pregnant women who are infected with listeriosis don't feel sick.
    — Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 17 July 2024
  • People who are extra concerned about listeriosis may also want to avoid higher-risk foods.
    — Brian Mastroianni, Health, 29 Feb. 2024
  • People who are extra concerned about listeriosis may also want to avoid higher-risk foods.
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Consumers who have symptoms of listeriosis are advised to seek medical care right away.
    — Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Listeria is a type of bacteria that can cause illness known as listeriosis.
    — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 23 July 2024
  • The bacteria can lead to listeriosis, which can be fatal to certain people.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 17 May 2022
  • Pregnant women are 18 times more likely to get listeriosis than other healthy adults.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • But people who still have Behrmann products stock at home are at risk of developing listeriosis.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Signs and symptoms of listeriosis can take weeks after consumption to appear.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Symptoms from listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, loss of balance and diarrhea.
    — Maria Clark, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, loss of balance and convulsions.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • The greater concern, though, is that some will end up developing invasive listeriosis.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 3 July 2021
  • In other high-risk groups, invasive listeriosis can cause serious illness or death.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Invasive listeriosis — when listeria spreads to other parts of the body — can cause more severe illness.
    — Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Signs and symptoms of listeriosis may not appear until weeks after consumption.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Only about 260 people die per year from listeriosis, the agency reports.
    — NBC News, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Furthermore, pregnant women are about 10 times more likely to get listeriosis than other healthy adults.
    — Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 17 July 2024
  • In its salmon recall press release, Oregon Lox explains the symptoms of listeriosis.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 17 Nov. 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
  • Boar's Head also said some of its deli meat products could contain listeria, a type of bacteria that can cause illness known as listeriosis.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 26 July 2024
  • 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
  • Listeria can cause severe illness (known as invasive listeriosis) when the bacteria spread beyond the gut to other parts of the body.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
  • The inspection service was notified on June 9 of two people who became ill with listeriosis.
    — Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2021
  • In pregnant people, listeriosis will often cause fever, fatigue, and muscle aches, per the CDC.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 12 Jan. 2022

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