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WATER-BASED DISEASE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Water Pollution
DEF

[A disease] transmitted by a vector which spends a part of its life cycle in water. Contact with water thus infected conveys the disease-causing parasite through the skin or mouth. [Example:] Schistosomiasis (bilharzia).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

[Maladie transmise] par un vecteur qui passe une partie de sa vie dans l'eau. Le parasite qui cause la maladie passe dans l'organisme à travers la peau ou la bouche à l'occasion de contacts avec l'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Contaminación del agua
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