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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. infectious diseases and infestations
  5. infectious diseases
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. infectious diseases and infestations
  5. infectious diseases

Término preferido

infectious diseases

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information 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.

    Fuente: Medical Subject Headings

    Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

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Sinónimos

  • communicable diseases

Nota de alcance

  • Use for infectious diseases of animals and humans; For infectious diseases of plants USE plant diseases and disorders.

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URI

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

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