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CONTAGION [3 records]

Record 1 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Biotechnology
DEF

The transmission of a disease by direct contact with a person who has the disease or by indirect contact.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Épidémiologie
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Transmission d'une maladie, par contact direct ou indirect, d'une personne malade à une personne saine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
  • Epidemiología
  • Biotecnología
OBS

Utilizar contagio únicamente para aquellas infecciones que se pueden adquirir por contacto o por proximidad con la persona infectada (gripe, tuberculosis, etc.) y transmisión para aquellas enfermedades que se transmiten por vías específicas (VIH, hepatitis C, sífilis, gonorrea, etc.).

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Record 2 2006-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
DEF

[A disturbance] in financial markets in one country or region triggering off a financial crisis in other countries and regions.

CONT

The devaluation of the Mexican peso in December 1994, and the financial contagion that followed during the first quarter of 1995, produced a sharp across-the-board decline in flows to emerging markets, combined with significant market pressures on the exchange rates of several countries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
DEF

Phénomène par lequel les perturbations observées sur les marchés de capitaux d'un pays ou d'une région déclenchent une crise financière dans d'autres pays ou régions.

CONT

La dévaluation du peso mexicain en décembre 1994 et la contagion financière qui l'a suivie au premier trimestre de 1995 ont entraîné un recul brutal et général des flux vers les marchés émergents et une intensification significative des pressions sur les monnaies de plusieurs pays.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
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Record 3 2001-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

The spreading of a behavior pattern through a large number of people. Contagion is a modeling effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Propagation d'un pattern de comportement chez un grand nombre de personnes. La contagion est un effet du modelage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología social
  • Comportamiento humano
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