contagious agent
1contagious — [kən tā′jəs] adj. [OFr contagieus < LL contagiosus] 1. spread by direct or indirect contact; communicable: said of diseases 2. carrying, or liable to transmit, the causative agent of a contagious disease 3. for the care of contagious patients… …
2List of races in Farscape — This article contains information about fictional alien races in the Farscape universe. Contents 1 Concept and creation 2 Translator microbes 3 Ancients 4 Banik …
3virgin fields epidemic — noun An epidemic with unusually serious consequences resulting from contact of an infectious and/or contagious agent with a population not previously exposed to it. See Also: virgin territory …
4Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… …
5Infectious disease — Classification and external resources A false colored electron micrograph shows a malaria sporozoite migrating through the midgut epithelia. ICD 10 …
6List of fictional diseases — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. This article is a list of fictional diseases nonexistent, named medical conditions… …
7Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …
8Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
9Itch — For other uses, see Itch (disambiguation). Pruritus Classification and external resources A man trying to reach for an itch ICD 10 L …
10Ebola — Taxobox name = Ebola image width = 200px image caption = An electron micrograph of an Ebola virus virus group = V ordo = Mononegavirales familia = Filovirus genus = Ebolavirus type species = Zaïre ebolavirus subdivision ranks = Species… …
