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infective agent - an agent capable of producing infection

virus - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein

pathogen - any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)

agent - an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"

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In the field, the attack rate or rate of infection is typically low, around 5 to 10 percent, and is dependent on the prevalence of the infective agent in the population studied.

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According to the short story, the infective agent was disseminated through an aerosol.

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Professor John Collinge and his team concluded that Alzheimer's "seeds" had probably been transferred with the growth hormone along with the CJD infective agent.

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Blood culture and PCR (polymerase chain reaction) modern technique may determine the infective agent.

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Mr Williams said: "However, science has now shown that sheep, as a species, do not harbour this infective agent. Therefore this procedure is unnecessary and only adds cost to the production of meat."

'No need to take sheep spinal cord' MP: RESEARCH SHOWS HEALTH RULE NEEDLESS

Since effective treatment does not depend on positive identification, it's not clinically necessary to determine the infective agent. But accurate tracking of the organism is important for epidemiologic data, and Dr.

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Regarding the specific infective agent, there are important differences when comparing patients with spondylodiscitis and endocarditis to patients with spondylodiscitis alone.

Spondylodiscitis and infectious endocarditis: a round-trip to be considered

influenzae was the only infective agent identified and 3) severe hyperthermia occurred necessitating haemofiltration for thermoregulation.

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Surveillance should continue for this infective agent of potential relevance for numerous species, including humans.

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cattle aged 20 months or less, and then only if packers remove the brains, spinal columns and nervous tissue regarded most at risk of carrying the infective agent for BSE.

U.S. reaches agreement with Japan on resumption of beef exports