infectious organism

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• organism — n. 1) a dead; healthy; living organism 2) a deadly; harmful; infectious organism 3) microorganisms; minute organisms * * * [ ɔːgənɪz(ə)m] harmful healthy infectious organism living organism minute organisms a dead a deadly …   Combinatory dictionary

• infectious disease cycle — (chain of infection) The chain or cycle of events that describes how an infectious organism grows, reproduces, and is disseminated …   Dictionary of microbiology

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• infectious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a disease or disease causing organism) liable to be transmitted through the environment. 2) liable to spread infection. 3) likely to spread to or influence others. DERIVATIVES infectiously adverb infectiousness noun …   English terms dictionary

• infectious disease — Introduction       in medicine, a process caused by a microorganism that impairs a person s health. An infection, by contrast, is the invasion of and replication in the body by any of various microbial agents including bacteria, viruses (virus),… …   Universalium

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• infectious — 1. A disease capable of being transmitted from person to person, with or without actual contact. 2. SYN: infective. 3. Denoting a disease due to the action of a microorganism. * * * in·fec·tious in fek shəs adj 1) capable of causing infection… …   Medical dictionary

• infectious — adjective 1》 (of a disease or disease causing organism) liable to be transmitted through the environment.     ↘liable to spread infection. 2》 likely to spread to or influence others: her enthusiasm is infectious. Derivatives infectiously adverb… …   English new terms dictionary

• History of emerging infectious diseases — The discovery of disease causing pathogens is an important activity in the field of medical science, as many viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, helminthes and prions are identified as a confirmed or potential pathogen. A Center for Disease… …   Wikipedia

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• Model organism — Escherichia coli is a gram negative prokaryotic model organism …   Wikipedia