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PATHOGENIC THEORY MEDICINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- germ theory of disease
1, record 1, English, germ%20theory%20of%20disease
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- germ theory 1, record 1, English, germ%20theory
correct
- pathogenic theory of medicine 1, record 1, English, pathogenic%20theory%20of%20medicine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The concept that all infectious and contagious diseases are caused by living microorganisms. 1, record 1, English, - germ%20theory%20of%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The science of bacteriology developed after establishment of this theory. 1, record 1, English, - germ%20theory%20of%20disease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- théorie germinale des maladies infectieuses
1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20germinale%20des%20maladies%20infectieuses
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Théorie qui] établit [que] pour chaque maladie infectieuse on peut trouver un micro-organisme spécifique. 1, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20germinale%20des%20maladies%20infectieuses
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 1, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20germinale%20des%20maladies%20infectieuses
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- teoría de los gérmenes como causa de enfermedades
1, record 1, Spanish, teor%C3%ADa%20de%20los%20g%C3%A9rmenes%20como%20causa%20de%20enfermedades
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- teoría de los gérmenes de enfermedad 2, record 1, Spanish, teor%C3%ADa%20de%20los%20g%C3%A9rmenes%20de%20enfermedad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, Spanish, - teor%C3%ADa%20de%20los%20g%C3%A9rmenes%20como%20causa%20de%20enfermedades
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