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AUTO-INOCULATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
DEF

The transfer of microorganisms from one location of the body to another.

CONT

[Herpes] is infectious and can be transmitted to a new site on the host's body (autoinoculation) or to another person through contact with any part of the body where the virus finds a way to penetrate the skin.

Key term(s)
  • auto-inoculation
  • self inoculation
  • self-inoculation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Contamination qui se propage d'une région du corps à une autre.

CONT

Modes de transmission [des MST ou MTS]. Trois modes de contamination sont possibles : - la contamination accidentelle de tégument à tégument, par les sous-vêtements, objets de toilette ou par autoinoculation.

Key term(s)
  • auto-inoculation

Spanish

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