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Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases

Preferred Term:

infectious diseases

Definition:

An illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxins that occurs through the direct or indirect transmission of the infectious agent or its products from an infected individual or via an animal, vector or the inanimate environment to a susceptible animal or human host.

Concept Schemes:

NALT Full
NALT Core

Broader Concept:

infectious diseases and infestations

Narrower Concepts:

sexually transmitted diseases
notifiable disease
bacterial infections
viral diseases of animals and humans
prion diseases
mycoses
emerging diseases

Entry Terms:

communicable diseases

URI:

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/15154

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