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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > epidemiology > disease reservoirs > fomites
Preferred Term:

fomites

Definition:
Inanimate objects that carry pathogenic microorganisms and thus can serve as the source of infection. Microorganisms typically survive on fomites for minutes or hours. Common fomites include clothing, tissue paper, hairbrushes, and cooking and eating utensils.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
disease reservoirs
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/136864
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RDF/XMLCreated 2010-08-13, last modified 2012-11-30