Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 6:48 AM
Site: Extension Foundation Online Campus
Course: Avian Influenza Biosecurity for Backyard Flock Owners (AvianInfluenza)
Glossary: Glossary/Acronyms

HA

Hemagglutinin

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

APHIS

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

AI

Avian Influenza

Virulence

The relative ability of a microorganism to cause disease.

Prophylactic

Preventive or protective.

Pathogenicity

The disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.

Indemnification

The act of compensation.

Epidemic

When a disease temporarily affects many people at the same time in one location where it is not usually prevalent.

Cyanosis

Blueness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.