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VIRUS ANIMAL [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
- Animal Diseases
- Epidemiology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- human-to-animal transmission
1, record 1, English, human%2Dto%2Danimal%20transmission
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There's currently limited information on animals and COVID-19, especially on whether animals can spread the virus. In most circumstances, people are infecting animals (human-to-animal transmission). 2, record 1, English, - human%2Dto%2Danimal%20transmission
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
- Maladies des animaux
- Épidémiologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transmission de l'humain à l'animal
1, record 1, French, transmission%20de%20l%27humain%20%C3%A0%20l%27animal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À l'heure actuelle, on dispose de peu d'information sur le lien entre les animaux et la COVID-19, en particulier sur la question de savoir si les animaux peuvent propager le virus. Dans la plupart des cas, les humains infectent les animaux (transmission de l'humain à l'animal). 2, record 1, French, - transmission%20de%20l%27humain%20%C3%A0%20l%27animal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas
- Enfermedades de los animales
- Epidemiología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- transmisión de persona a animal
1, record 1, Spanish, transmisi%C3%B3n%20de%20persona%20a%20animal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La detección del nuevo virus de la gripe A/H1N1 [gripe porcina, hemaglutinina(H), y la otra, neuraminidasa(N) ] en una piara de Canadá es el primer posible caso de transmisión de persona a animal de este nuevo subtipo de virus concreto que se ha notificado. 1, record 1, Spanish, - transmisi%C3%B3n%20de%20persona%20a%20animal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- animal disease
1, record 2, English, animal%20disease
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A disease that is transmitted from animal to animal and that typically does not affect human beings. 1, record 2, English, - animal%20disease
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
animal disease: term and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau. 2, record 2, English, - animal%20disease
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maladie animale
1, record 2, French, maladie%20animale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- maladie des animaux 1, record 2, French, maladie%20des%20animaux
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie transmise d'un animal à l'autre et qui ne touche habituellement pas les humains. 1, record 2, French, - maladie%20animale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
maladie animale; maladie des animaux : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 2, record 2, French, - maladie%20animale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- enfermedad animal
1, record 2, Spanish, enfermedad%20animal
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La gripe aviar [...] es una enfermedad animal que se transmite de ave a ave y, excepcionalmente, de ave a humano, pero no de forma "eficaz" de humano a humano. Esta última transmisión sólo será posible cuando el virus mute y adquiera esa capacidad, lo que podría provocar una situación de pandemia. 1, record 2, Spanish, - enfermedad%20animal
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- velogenic
1, record 3, English, velogenic
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Highly virulent as opposed to lentigenic strains, which are low-virulence strains. 1, record 3, English, - velogenic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vélogénique
1, record 3, French, v%C3%A9log%C3%A9nique
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- vélogène 1, record 3, French, v%C3%A9log%C3%A8ne
correct, adjective
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un virus est dit vélogène ou vélogénique lorsqu'il se reproduit et se propage vite, lorsqu'il est très virulent, par exemple, forme vélogénique du virus de la maladie de New Castle. 1, record 3, French, - v%C3%A9log%C3%A9nique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- velogénico
1, record 3, Spanish, velog%C3%A9nico
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese de todo aquello que tiene alta virulencia. 2, record 3, Spanish, - velog%C3%A9nico
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La enfermedad Newcastle altamente virulenta(velogénica) debiera informarse a la Organización Mundial de Sanidad Animal(OIE). [...] Los virus velogénicos se pueden subdividir en una forma neurotrópica, que es típicamente asociado con signos respiratorios y neurológicos, y en una forma viscerotrópica con lesiones intestinales hemorrágicos. 1, record 3, Spanish, - velog%C3%A9nico
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-12-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Viral Diseases
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cross-species infection
1, record 4, English, cross%2Dspecies%20infection
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Because HIV originated as a cross-species infection from a non-human primate virus, the question was how much cross-species retrovirus infections are occurring and what are the consequences of these infections. 2, record 4, English, - cross%2Dspecies%20infection
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Maladies virales
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- infection interspécifique
1, record 4, French, infection%20intersp%C3%A9cifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- infection hétérospécifique 2, record 4, French, infection%20h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rosp%C3%A9cifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'observation d'une infection à PERV [rétrovirus porcins endogènes] active dans un modèle murin soulève toutefois de vives inquiétudes au sujet de la possibilité d'une infection hétérospécifique chez les humains. 2, record 4, French, - infection%20intersp%C3%A9cifique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'absence de récepteur fonctionnel empêche l'infection interspécifique des cellules humaines par CAEV [virus de l'arthrite et de l'encéphalite caprine]. 3, record 4, French, - infection%20intersp%C3%A9cifique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades víricas
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- transmisión interespecie
1, record 4, Spanish, transmisi%C3%B3n%20interespecie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- infección interespecífica 2, record 4, Spanish, infecci%C3%B3n%20interespec%C3%ADfica
correct, feminine noun
- transmisión interespecífica 3, record 4, Spanish, transmisi%C3%B3n%20interespec%C3%ADfica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transmisión de enfermedades de una especie a otra distinta. 4, record 4, Spanish, - transmisi%C3%B3n%20interespecie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durante mucho tiempo se había creído que la enfermedad no podía transmitirse de unas especies a otras por la existencia de barreras entre las especies. Hoy está bien establecido que cuanto mayor sea la similitud estructural entre los priones [agentes infecciosos] de dos especies diferentes más probable es la infección interespecífica. 2, record 4, Spanish, - transmisi%C3%B3n%20interespecie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] Hay que destacar la creciente detección de casos de transmisión interespecie de virus gripales ocurrida en los últimos años. El paso de los virus aviares directamente al hombre, antes considerado muy improbable, ha sido documentado recientemente. En 1997-1998 un virus aviar, el H5N1, produjo en Hong-Kong 18 casos de enfermedad humana grave que causó la muerte de seis personas [...] Muy recientemente, se ha comunicado el primer caso detectado de infección natural en un animal por virus B, virus humano del que no se conoce reservorio animal. 5, record 4, Spanish, - transmisi%C3%B3n%20interespecie
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-06-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Veterinary Medicine
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- seropositive
1, record 5, English, seropositive
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of an animal giving a positive response to a serological test. 2, record 5, English, - seropositive
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Médecine vétérinaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- séropositif
1, record 5, French, s%C3%A9ropositif
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- à réponse sérologique positive 2, record 5, French, %C3%A0%20r%C3%A9ponse%20s%C3%A9rologique%20positive
correct
- à sérologie positive 2, record 5, French, %C3%A0%20s%C3%A9rologie%20positive
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un animal réagissant positivement à une épreuve sérologique. 2, record 5, French, - s%C3%A9ropositif
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicina veterinaria
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- seropositivo
1, record 5, Spanish, seropositivo
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dicho [...] de un animal : Cuya sangre, infectada por algún virus, como el del sida, contiene anticuerpos específicos. 2, record 5, Spanish, - seropositivo
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Término proveniente del Código Zoosanitario Internacional, 2002. 3, record 5, Spanish, - seropositivo
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-06-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Epidemiology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- recombinant virus
1, record 6, English, recombinant%20virus
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A virus formed by the introduction of foreign gene into its genome by genetic engineering technique. 2, record 6, English, - recombinant%20virus
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
recombinant: a cell or an individual with a new combination of genes not found together in either parent; usually applied to linked genes. 3, record 6, English, - recombinant%20virus
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Épidémiologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- virus recombinant
1, record 6, French, virus%20recombinant
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En l'état actuel, le virus H5N1 de la grippe aviaire, une souche hautement pathogène, n'est pas transmissible à l'homme. Mais cela pourrait devenir le cas si ce virus entre en contact avec le virus H3N2 de la grippe qui sévit actuellement en Europe. Un virus recombinant pourrait infecter l'homme et serait alors transmissible d'homme à homme par voie respiratoire. Le virus H3N2 est d'ailleurs déjà un virus recombinant apparu dans la deuxième moitié du XXe siècle. 2, record 6, French, - virus%20recombinant
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Epidemiología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- virus recombinante
1, record 6, Spanish, virus%20recombinante
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Virus obtenido por ingeniería genética en un laboratorio, cuyo genoma contiene integrado material genético de un virus diferente. 2, record 6, Spanish, - virus%20recombinante
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Desde hace décadas se conoce la fabricación de la vacuna contra la gripe. Consiste en inyectar en un huevo de gallina fertilizado el virus gripal contra el que estará dirigida la vacuna y una cepa viral de laboratorio inofensiva pero que se multiplica muy rápidamente. Los dos virus intercambian sus genes y forman un virus recombinante que posee a la vez las capacidades de multiplicación de la cepa neutra y los genes H y N que determinan la patogenicidad del virus responsable de la enfermedad en el hombre o en el animal. 3, record 6, Spanish, - virus%20recombinante
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Para desarrollar esta vacuna se están usando las cepas del virus de la gripe que afectan únicamente al Hemisferio Sur. [...] el trabajo consiste en aislar el material genético o ARN (ácido ribonucleico) del virus de la influenza y, por un proceso especial, transformarlo en ADN (o ácido desoxirribonucleico). "Posteriormente, se utiliza el ADN del virus y se mezcla con el trocito del virus de la influenza que se aisló y que se transformó también en ADN; aquí es cuando se produce la recombinación, es decir, ambos ADN se unieron. Se obtiene un virus recombinante [...] 4, record 6, Spanish, - virus%20recombinante
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-06-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- animal virus
1, record 7, English, animal%20virus
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- virus zoophile
1, record 7, French, virus%20zoophile
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- virus des animaux 1, record 7, French, virus%20des%20animaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- virus animal
1, record 7, Spanish, virus%20animal
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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