Glossary Item
Infectious agent : infectious agent
Effective 24 June 2017 to 24 December 2018Preferred Term: Definition - Infectious agent
Other Terms:
- infectious agent
- infectious agents
- infectious disease
- infectious diseases
Definition:
Infectious agent includes any of the following:
(a) a virus;
(b) a prion;
(c) a plasmid;
(d) a viroid;
(e) genetic material coding for an infectious agent.