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contagious disease — noun any disease easily transmitted by contact • Syn: ↑contagion • Derivationally related forms: ↑contagious (for: ↑contagion) • Hypernyms: ↑communicable disease … Useful english dictionary
Disease in colonial America — was a very dangerous unknown entity with very few remedies at the beginning of Colonial America. Throughout Colonial America many diseases came, some deadly and others treatable but all had in common, that they were the first diseases that were… … Wikipedia
Infection control — is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare associated infection, a practical (rather than academic) sub discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential, though often under recognized and under supported, part of the… … Wikipedia
Contagious — Con*ta gious, a. [L. contagiosus: cf. F. contagieux.] 1. (Med.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease. [1913 Webster] 2. Conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contagious acne of horses — contagious pustular acne a contagious disease of the skin in horses caused by infection with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, characterized by groups of pustules, especially in areas in contact with the harness; when ruptured, the pustules… … Medical dictionary
Disease — 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… … Medical dictionary
disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… … Universalium
contagious equine metritis — (CEM) a highly contagious venereal disease of horses caused by infection with Taylorella equigenitalis; symptoms may include endometritis and salpingitis with a profuse purulent discharge, but sometimes infection is subclinical with only a… … Medical dictionary
disease — /dI zi:z/ noun 1 (C, U) an illness or unhealthy condition in your body, especially one caused by infection: eye/liver/kidney etc disease: Heart disease runs in our family. | cause disease: filthy insanitary conditions that cause disease |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Contagious equine metritis — (CEM) is a venereal infection of the genital tract of horses brought on by the Taylorella equigenitalis bacteria. Passed on through sexual contact, according to Robert N. Oglesby DVM, the disease was first reported in 1977 on horse breeding farms … Wikipedia
Marek's disease — Virus classification Group: Group I (dsDNA) Family: Herpesviridae Genus: Mard … Wikipedia
