disease-germs
1Disease germ — Germ Germ (j[ e]rm), n. [F. germe, fr. L. germen, germinis, sprout, but, germ. Cf. {Germen}, {Germane}.] 1. (Biol.) That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under… …
2disease — 01. He got some kind of tropical [disease] while travelling in Mozambique. 02. The progress of the [disease] seems to have accelerated somewhat in the last week, and his doctor is very worried. 03. The [disease] of child abuse is a problem which… …
3germs — dÊ’Éœrm /dÊ’ÉœËm n. microbe, microorganism (especially one which causes disease); sprout, bud; beginning stage in development; origin, starting point v. sprout, germinate …
4infectious disease — Introduction in medicine, a process caused by a microorganism that impairs a person s health. An infection, by contrast, is the invasion of and replication in the body by any of various microbial agents including bacteria, viruses (virus),… …
5Globalization and disease — Globalization, the flow of information, goods, capital and people across political and geographic boundaries, has also helped to spread some of the deadliest infectious diseases known to humans. Dr. Daulaire. Globalization and Health . Retrieved… …
6Guns, Germs, and Steel — Infobox Book name = Guns, Germs, and Steel image caption = Paperback cover author = Jared Diamond country = United States language = English subject = geography, social evolution, history of civilization, ethnology, cultural diffusion publisher …
7Germ theory of disease — The germ theory, also called the pathogenic theory of medicine, is a theory that proposes that microorganisms are the cause of many diseases. Although highly controversial when first proposed, it is now a cornerstone of modern medicine and… …
8Foot-and-mouth disease — Infobox Disease Name = Foot and mouth disease Caption = DiseasesDB = 31707 ICD10 = ICD10|B|08|8|b|00 ICD9 = ICD9|078.4 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D005536 Taxobox color = violet name = Foot and mouth… …
9Contagious disease — Con*ta gious dis*ease (Med.) A disease communicable by contact with a patient suffering from it, or with some secretion of, or object touched by, such a patient. Most such diseases have already been proved to be germ diseases, and their… …
10Sexually transmitted disease — Classification and external resources …
