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Record 1 2020-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
DEF

Physical contact with or close proximity to another person as a cause of transmission of infectious disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
DEF

Contact établi entre deux personnes contagieuses.

CONT

La coqueluche est une maladie infectieuse, contagieuse, conférant l'immunité, due au bacille de Bordet-Gengou (Hemophilus pertussis). Elle se développe par épidémie et atteint en général les jeunes enfants (de 2 à 5 ans). La contamination s'opère par contact direct avec un coquelucheux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
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