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INFECCAO TRANSMITIDA VIA AEREA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- airborne infection
1, record 1, English, airborne%20infection
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Infection caused by microorganisms carried on droplets of moisture or particles suspended in the air and which usually gain access to the host through inhalation. 2, record 1, English, - airborne%20infection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source: Translation Inquirer, 1962. 3, record 1, English, - airborne%20infection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- infection à transmission aérienne
1, record 1, French, infection%20%C3%A0%20transmission%20a%C3%A9rienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- infection transmise par l'air 2, record 1, French, infection%20transmise%20par%20l%27air
correct, feminine noun
- infection aérogène 3, record 1, French, infection%20a%C3%A9rog%C3%A8ne
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Efficacité relative des diverses mesures préventives dans les infections à transmission aérienne 1, record 1, French, - infection%20%C3%A0%20transmission%20a%C3%A9rienne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Infection transmise par l'air. (Contagion atmosphérique). 2, record 1, French, - infection%20%C3%A0%20transmission%20a%C3%A9rienne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«Infection aérogène» : Terme proposé par analogie avec «contagion aérogène». 3, record 1, French, - infection%20%C3%A0%20transmission%20a%C3%A9rienne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- infección transmitida por vía aérea
1, record 1, Spanish, infecci%C3%B3n%20transmitida%20por%20v%C3%ADa%20a%C3%A9rea
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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