viernes, 26 de julio de 2024, 20:05
Sitio: Extension Foundation Online Campus
Curso: Avian Influenza Biosecurity for Youth and 4-H Members (Avian Influenza Biosecurity for Youth and 4-H Members)
Glosario: Glossary/Acronyms
RT-PCR Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction |
PPEPersonal Protective Equipment |
SITCSmuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance Agency |
USDAUnited States Department of Agriculture |
VIVirus Isolation |
WHOWorld Health Organization |
CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention |
Case Fatality Ratio A ratio that shows the number of deaths in infected cases over the total number of infected cases. |
ReservoirThe long-term host of a pathogen that remains asymptomatic from the disease it carries. |
VirusA virus is a very small entity that consist essentially of a core of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein coat that replicates, or copies itself, inside living cells. |