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disease with water-related vectors [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-07-12

English

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

(A disease) contracted through infection-carrying insects which breed in water and bite near it, especially when it is stagnant. (Examples:) African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) - Malaria - Onchocerciasis (river blindness).

French

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

(Maladie transmise) par des insectes porteurs de maladies qui se reproduisent dans l'eau et piquent près de l'eau, particulièrement lorsqu'elle est stagnante.

Spanish

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