kĩhuruto

n. · class 7/5

1. coccidiosis. Coccidiosis. A parasitic disease of poultry caused by coccidian protozoa that multiply in the intestines, characterized by bloody droppings and high mortality in acute cases.

Example: Ndariri cia mũrimũ wa kĩhuruto nĩ irĩkũ? (What are the symptoms of Coccidiosis?); Mũrimũ wa kĩhuruto ũrehagwo nĩ njamuthi ĩrĩa ĩingĩraga thĩinĩ wa mara na ikaingĩha na njĩra nene. (The disease is caused by coccidian, which multiplies very rapidly in the intestines.); Rĩrĩa mũrimũ wa kĩhuruto woka na ũritũ mũnene, ngũkũ ĩkuaga thĩinĩ wa thikũ ithano nginya mũgwanja. (In the acute type, death occurs in five to seven days.)