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The transmission of a disease to a susceptible host by means of vectors, fomites, or through the air. Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact with an intermediate contaminated object such as a razor, extractor, nipper, or an environmental surface.  

In epidemiology, standard rates are applied to the population being studied so as to calculate the expected number of events that is then compared with the observed number of events.  

Passive euthanasia. The process of allowing a person to die by discontinuing life-support systems or withholding life-saving techniques.  

A means of transmitting a communicable disease indirectly by contact with contaminated objects, direct contact. The fact of catching a disease by inhaling germs or by being in contact with a vector. Transmission of a communicable disease by any medium between the host and the susceptible person. The medium may be, for example, contaminated food…

The measurement of the amount of oxygen consumed.  

In epidemiology, a dependent relationship between two variables that appears to exist because of the confounding influence of a third variable and disappears when the third variable is controlled.  

The potential sex organs of both sexes in prenatal development. This occurs during the 5th week of prenatal development. The gonad precursors consist of outer cells (the cortex) that can develop into ovaries and inner cells (the medulla) that can develop into testes.  

A federal bureau focused on the delivery of health and medical services to Native Americans, particularly those residing on Indian reservations. The bureau in HEW which is responsible for delivering public health and medical services to Indians throughout the country. The Federal government has variable but direct and permanent legal obligations to provide health services…

The person, who in a genetic investigation, bears the diagnosis or trait that the researcher is interested in proband. Alternate term for proband in constructing a family pedigree during genetic counseling. First, or model, case of a disease, as contrasted with subsequent cases. The first person whose condition leads to the investigation of a hereditary…