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epidemiology triad

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009926

The traditional model of infectious disease causation. Includes three components: an external agent, a susceptible host, and an environment that brings the host and agent together, so that disease occurs.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009926
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
Abbreviationepi-triad
ReferencesCDC 2005
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009926",
  "term": "epidemiology triad",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The traditional model of infectious disease causation. Includes three components: an external agent, a susceptible host, and an environment that brings the host and agent together, so that disease occurs.",
  "abbreviation": "epi-triad",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "CDC 2005"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/epidemiology-triad/"
}

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