NALT

Preferred term

infectious diseases

Topic

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.

infectious diseases and infestations

communicable diseases

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

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

19383

Spanish

enfermedades infecciosas

URI

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

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 7/29/20