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Record 1 2010-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Epidemiology
DEF

Transmission of infection to a susceptible host by means of formites or a vector or through the air in dust or droplet nuclei.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Épidémiologie
CONT

Lorsque le contact n'a pas lieu directement entre deux humains qui se touchent, mais par l'intermédiaire d'un «véhicule» (par exemple un dispositif médical ou un aliment), on parle de contact indirect.

Spanish

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

Término proveniente del Código Zoosanitario Internacional, 2002.

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