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MALADIE TRANSMISSIBLE [7 records]

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Record 1 2024-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
CONT

A noncommunicable disease (NCD) is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, most heart diseases, most cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others. NCDs may be chronic or acute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
CONT

Comme son nom l'indique, [une] maladie non transmissible est une maladie qui ne se transmet pas d'un individu à un autre. Les MNT, en version abrégée, regroupent les maladies cardio-vasculaires, les accidents vasculaires cérébraux, les cancers, les maladies auto-immunes, les insuffisances rénales chroniques, la maladie d'Alzheimer, l'asthme et de nombreuses autres pathologies.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
DEF

[An infection that is often] transmitted by sexual contact, which includes both heterosexual and homosexual behavior ...

OBS

In this context, sexual contact is more than just sexual intercourse (vaginal and anal) and also includes kissing, oral-genital contact, and the use of sexual "toys," such as vibrators.

OBS

The term "STI" is slowly replacing "STD" (sexually transmitted disease) in order to include [asymptomatic infections, such as HIV].

OBS

sexually transmitted disease, venereal disease: These terms appear under "disease" in the Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
DEF

Maladie infectieuse qui peut être contractée ou transmise lors des rapports [ou contacts] sexuels.

OBS

Les termes construits avec «infection» tendent à remplacer ceux construits avec «maladie», car ils tiennent compte davantage des infections asymptomatiques, telle l'infection à VIH.

OBS

Les termes construits avec «transmissible» sont à privilégier, car la caractéristique commune à toutes les ITS est qu'elles peuvent être transmises sexuellement. Dans les faits, la voie par laquelle l'infection a été transmise importe peu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
DEF

Padecimiento patológico que se adquiere a través de las relaciones sexuales, entre otros: gonorrea, sífilis, chancros, herpes genital, candidiasis genital, molusco contagioso, uretritis inespecífica y desde luego, el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana causante del sida.

Key term(s)
  • enfermedad venérea
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Record 3 2021-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Respiratory System
CONT

Airborne diseases are caused by pathogenic microbes small enough to be discharged from an infected person via coughing, sneezing, laughing and close personal contact or aerosolization of the microbe. The discharged microbes remain suspended in the air on dust particles, respiratory and water droplets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Aparato respiratorio
Key term(s)
  • enfermedad trasmisible por vía aérea
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Record 4 2021-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Respiratory System
DEF

... a disease that can be transmitted by … inhaling particles [or] droplets [carrying a pathogen] or [by] direct contact between [these] particles [or] droplets and mucous membranes in the respiratory tract or [the] eyes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Aparato respiratorio
Key term(s)
  • enfermedad trasmisible por aerosoles
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Record 5 2015-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Biotechnology
  • Citizenship and Immigration
DEF

A disease, the causative organism of which is transmissible from one person to another either directly or indirectly through a carrier or vector.

Key term(s)
  • transmitting disease

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Biotechnologie
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
DEF

[Maladie] causée par un agent infectieux ou le produit toxique qu'il élabore, soit directement d'un sujet à un autre, soit par l'intermédiaire d'un hôte, d'un vecteur biologique ou d'un milieu inanimé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Biotecnología
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
DEF

Enfermedad causada por un agente infeccioso específico o sus productos tóxicos, que se manifiesta por la transmisión de este agente o sus productos, de un reservorio a un huésped susceptible, ya sea directamente de una persona o animal infectado, o indirectamente por medio de un huésped intermediario, de naturaleza vegetal o animal, de un vector o del medio ambiente inanimado.

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Record 6 2007-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Special-Language Phraseology
OBS

Terms usually used in the plural.

OBS

In English, the concept is not designated by well implanted terms and as a result, a large number of similarly constructed terminological units are currently used.

OBS

The terms constructed with "infection" are slowly replacing those constructed with "disease" in order to include asymptomatic infections, such as HIV.

Key term(s)
  • bloodborne and sexually transmitted infection
  • blood borne and sexually transmitted infection
  • bloodborne and sexually transmitted disease
  • blood borne and sexually transmitted disease
  • blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections
  • sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections
  • blood-borne and sexually transmitted diseases
  • sexually transmitted and blood-borne diseases

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

Termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

OBS

Les termes construits avec «infection» tendent à remplacer ceux construits avec «maladie», car ils tiennent compte davantage des infections asymptomatiques, notamment les infections à VIH.

OBS

Les termes construits avec «transmissible» sont à privilégier, car la caractéristique commune à toutes les ITS (infections transmissibles sexuellement) est qu'elles ont la capacité d'être transmises sexuellement. Dans les faits, la voie par laquelle l'infection a été effectivement transmise importe peu.

Key term(s)
  • infections transmissibles sexuellement et par le sang
  • infections transmises sexuellement et par le sang
  • maladies transmissibles sexuellement et par le sang
  • maladies transmises sexuellement et par le sang

Spanish

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Record 7 1996-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie

Spanish

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