etiological agent

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• etiological — adjective 1. of or relating to the philosophical study of causation • Syn: ↑etiologic, ↑aetiological, ↑aetiologic • Pertains to noun: ↑etiology (for: ↑aetiologic), ↑etiology …   Useful english dictionary

• etiologic — adjective 1. of or relating to the philosophical study of causation • Syn: ↑etiological, ↑aetiological, ↑aetiologic • Pertains to noun: ↑etiology (for: ↑aetiologic), ↑etiology …   Useful english dictionary

• Etiology — (alternatively aetiology, aitiology) is the study of causation. The word is derived from the Greek gr. αἰτιολογία, aitiologia , giving a reason for ( gr. αἰτία, aitia , cause ; and gr. λογία, logia ). [cite book | title = Aetiology | work =… …   Wikipedia

• aetiologic — adjective 1. of or relating to the philosophical study of causation • Syn: ↑etiological, ↑etiologic, ↑aetiological • Pertains to noun: ↑etiology, ↑etiology (for: ↑aetiological), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• aetiological — adjective 1. of or relating to the philosophical study of causation • Syn: ↑etiological, ↑etiologic, ↑aetiologic • Pertains to noun: ↑etiology (for: ↑aetiologic), ↑etiology, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• AIDS origin — HIV, the infectious agent that causes AIDS, is thought to have originated in non human primates in sub Saharan Africa and to have been transferred to humans during the 20th century.Two species of HIV infect humans: HIV 1 and HIV 2. HIV 2 may have …   Wikipedia

• Animal virology — The study of animal viruses is important from a veterinary viewpoint and many of these viruses cause diseases that are economically devastating. Many animal viruses are also important from a human medical perspective. The emergence of the SARS… …   Wikipedia

• Origin of AIDS — False color scanning electron micrograph of HIV 1, in green, budding from cultured lymphocyte. AIDS is caused by the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which originated in non human primates in Sub Saharan Africa and was transferred to humans… …   Wikipedia

• HIV vaccine — An HIV vaccine is a hypothetical vaccine against HIV, the etiological agent of AIDS. As there is no known cure for AIDS, the search for a vaccine has become part of the struggle against the disease.The urgency of the search for a vaccine against… …   Wikipedia

• Leonard Hayflick — (born May 20, 1928), Ph.D., is Professor of Anatomy at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, and was Professor of Medical Microbiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is a past president of the… …   Wikipedia

• Influenza vaccine — A vaccine is an inoculation designed to increase immunity against a specific disease. The influenza vaccine is an annual vaccine to protect against the highly variable influenza virus. Purpose and benefits of annual flu vaccination Influenza… …   Wikipedia