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Record 1 2021-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Human Diseases - Various
CONT

Common-source epidemics arise from a specific source ... Some examples of common-source epidemic diseases are anthrax, traced to milk or meat from infected animals; botulism, traced to soil-contaminated food; and cholera, traced to fecal contamination of food and water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Maladies humaines diverses

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
CONT

En la epidemia de fuente común puntual, o epidemia explosiva, la exposición simultánea a la fuente común ocurre durante un periodo usualmente breve como, por ejemplo, la exposición a un alimento contaminado servido en una fiesta social.

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