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PATHOGENIC THEORY MEDICINE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
DEF

The concept that all infectious and contagious diseases are caused by living microorganisms.

OBS

The science of bacteriology developed after establishment of this theory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
CONT

[Théorie qui] établit [que] pour chaque maladie infectieuse on peut trouver un micro-organisme spécifique.

CONT

À la fin des années 1880, et grâce aux travaux de Louis Pasteur et de Robert Koch, la théorie germinale des maladies infectieuses est établie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
DEF

Teoría [que] afirma que determinadas especies de microbios invaden el cuerpo desde una fuente externa y que son la primera causa de enfermedades infecciosas.

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