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epidemiology collapse: the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease

vector collapse: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components; any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"; a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction

infection collapse: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure; moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"; an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted; (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease; (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound; the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

virus collapse: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein; a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"; a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

carrier collapse: (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring; a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like; a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something; "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"; a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages; (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others; a boy who delivers newspapers; someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"; an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction

unsanitary collapse: not sanitary or healthful; "unsanitary open sewers"; "grim and unsanitary conditions"

unhygienic collapse: so unclean as to be a likely cause of disease; "pathetic dogs kept in small unhygienic cages"

unhealthful collapse: detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint"

unwholesome collapse: detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"

septic collapse: containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"; of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"

contaminated collapse: rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams"; corrupted by contact or association; "contaminated evidence"; contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen

disease collapse: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

morbid collapse: suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in death"; "morbid curiosity"

unhealthy collapse: not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate"; not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

harmful collapse: causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"; able or likely to do harm

react collapse: undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"; show a response or a reaction to something; act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"

afflatus collapse: a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus"

toxin collapse: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

fly in the ointment collapse: an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something

poisoning collapse: the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill; the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

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