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Ebola Related Terms

Category: Health

Organization: European Parliament

17 Terms

Created by: matteo

Number of Blossarys: 5

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The first case in a family or other defined group to come to the attention of the investigator. French: cas repère; cas de référence. Spanish: caso índice.

Domain: Health care; Category: Diseases

Critical incidence specified a priori, which, if exceeded, triggers declaration of an epidemic or predetermined public health responses. French: seuil épidémique.

Domain: Health care; Category: Diseases

A family of viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever. Filoviruses have single-stranded RNA as their genetic material. Ebola virus and the Marburg virus are both filoviruses. French: Filoviridae. Spanish: ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Diseases

Disease that is normally absent from a community or present at a low-to moderate level but which can suddenly become epidemic.

Domain: Health care; Category: Diseases

Sensitive analytical technique in which an enzyme is complexed to an antigen or antibody; a substrate is then added which generates a colour proportional to the amount of binding. French: essai ...

Domain: Biology; Category: Biochemistry

Identification of a specific disease at an early stage in the natural history of the disease. French: dépistage précoce; dépistage précoce. Spanish: detección precoz.

Domain: Health care; Category: Diseases

The process of tracking down anyone whom a patient may have exposed to Ebola. French: recherche des contacts. Spanish: rastreo de contactos.

Domain: Health care; Category: Diseases

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