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Infectious agent

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-014245

1. Any organism, such as a pathogenic virus, parasite, or bacterium, that is capable of invading body tissues, multiplying, and causing disease.

2. Any organism (such as a virus or bacteria) that is capable of being communicated by invasion and multiplication in body tissues and capable of causing disease or adverse health impacts in humans.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-014245
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0); 40 CFR 60.51c (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 62.14490 (CFR 2018)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014245",
  "term": "Infectious agent",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Infectious Agent",
  "definition": "1. Any organism, such as a pathogenic virus, parasite, or bacterium, that is capable of invading body tissues, multiplying, and causing disease.\n\n2. Any organism (such as a virus or bacteria) that is capable of being communicated by invasion and multiplication in body tissues and capable of causing disease or adverse health impacts in humans.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "40 CFR 60.51c (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 62.14490 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/infectious-agent/"
}

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