Pathogen

Health / Disease / Pathogen: A biological agent that causes disease or illness to its host.
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Food Borne Pathogens

Business / Agriculture / Food Borne Pathogens: Disease-causing microorganisms found in food, usually bacteria, fungi, parasites, protozoans, and viruses. The top ten pathogens are: Salmonella: Staphylococcus Aureus: Campylobacter jejuni: Yersinia MORE

Pathogen; Pathogenic

Business / Agriculture / Pathogen; Pathogenic: Pathogens are infectious or toxin forming microorganisms causing disease. A food borne pathogen is a microorganism that causes illness through the ingestion of food. MORE

Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard

Business / Human Resources (HR) / Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard: An OSHA standard that sets forth requirements for employers with workers exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials. In order to reduce or eliminate the hazards of occupational exposur MORE

Vaccination

Science / Biology / Vaccination: The process of protecting against infectious disease by introducing into the body a vaccine that stimulates a primary immune response and the production of memory cells against the disease-causing age MORE

Amplification

Health / Disease / Amplification: Adding a species to a community increases the total abundance of hosts for a pathogen, increasing the disease risk to the target host.cf dilution MORE

Competence (For Hosts)

Health / Disease / Competence (For Hosts): The efficiency with which a host acquires and spreads a pathogen. MORE