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indirect — indirect, e [ ɛ̃dirɛkt ] adj. • 1416; lat. indirectus ♦ Qui n est pas direct. 1 ♦ Qui n est pas en ligne droite, qui fait un ou plusieurs détours. ⇒ courbe, détourné. Itinéraire indirect. Éclairage indirect, qui éclaire par réflexion sur les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Transmission (medicine) — In medicine and biology, transmission is the passing of a communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group, regardless of whether the other individual was previously infected.[1] Sometimes… … Wikipedia
transmission mechanism — noun any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being • Hypernyms: ↑mechanism • Hyponyms: ↑airborne transmission, ↑direct transmission, ↑indirect transmission … Useful english dictionary
indirect contact — transmission of infection to a susceptible host by means of fomites or a vector or through the air in dust or droplet nuclei … Medical dictionary
transmission — noun 1 sending out/passing on ADJECTIVE ▪ direct, indirect ▪ onward (BrE) ▪ An extra copy of each document was supplied for onward transmission to head office. ▪ data, infor … Collocations dictionary
indirect — adj. Indirect is used with these nouns: ↑allusion, ↑approach, ↑benefit, ↑cause, ↑channel, ↑consequence, ↑cost, ↑discrimination, ↑effect, ↑election, ↑evidence, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
vector-borne transmission — noun indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vector bites or touches a person • Hypernyms: ↑indirect transmission … Useful english dictionary
vehicle-borne transmission — noun indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vehicle (or fomite) touches a person s body or is ingested • Hypernyms: ↑indirect transmission … Useful english dictionary
Horizontal disease transmission — is the transmission of an infectious disease or pathogen from one individual to another in the same generation. [http://www.online medical dictionary.org/Horizontal+Disease+Transmission.asp?q=Horizontal+Disease+Transmission Horizontal Disease… … Wikipedia
Chronic wasting disease — (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of mule deer, whitetailed deer, elk (wapiti), and moose. TSEs are caused by unusual infectious agents known as prions. To date, CWD has been found mainly in cervids (members of the deer… … Wikipedia
