Of a disease: transmitted by water, esp. that used for drinking, cooking, or washing; caused by a pathogenic agent present in water. Also…
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > production of disease > [adjective] > agent or medium > transmitted by (6) waterborne1873 Of a disease: transmitted by water, esp. that used for drinking, cooking, or washing; caused by a pathogenic agent present in water. Also… blood-borne1885 carried in the blood; caused or transmitted by an agent present in blood; cf. waterborne, adj. 3. food-borne1898 (of a disease) carried by or transmitted through contaminated food. louse-borne1919 of diseases: transmitted by lice. tick-borne1921 transmitted by ticks; tick-borne fever, a mild, transient, rickettsial, febrile disease of sheep, cattle, and goats. vector-borne1956 (of a disease or pathogen) transmitted or carried by a vector (sense 3a above). |
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