an intestinal disease with symptoms resembling those of appendicitis, occurring chiefly in children and young adults and caused by a species of yersinia (Yersinia enterocolitica) that infects humans a, acute gastrointestinal infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica, characterized by fever, often-bloody diarrhea, and abdominal pain, Yersinia enterocolitica tekitatud haigus, vahelduva raskusega soolteinfektsioon, mille järel võivad tekkida liigesepõletikud