nosema disease

== English == === Alternative forms === Nosema-disease, Nosema disease === Etymology === 1909, translingual Nosema (“a taxonomic genus within the family Nosematidae”) + disease; a calque of German Nosemaseuche, coined from Nosema + Seuche (“epidemic, pestilence”). === Noun === nosema disease (usually uncountable, plural nosema diseases) (insect pathology) An infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites of the genus Nosema. (honey bees) An infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by microsporidian parasites, such as Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:nosema disease. ==== Synonyms ==== (disease of insects): microsporidiosis, nosemosis (disease of honey bees): Isle of Wight disease, nosemosis ==== Translations ==== === References ===