1) Infectious disease 2) Object 3) Physical object 4) Vehicle
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A fomes (pronounced z) or fomite (t) is any object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms, such as germs or parasites, and hence transferring them from one individual to another. Skin cells, hair, clothing, and bedding are common hospital sources of contamination. Fomites are associated particularly with hospital acquired infections...
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(from the article `infectious disease`) ...can be conveyed to the second child. Many such objects—a handkerchief or a towel, for example—may convey infection under favourable conditions, ... During most of the 19th century it had been widely held that yellow fever was spread by fomites—i.e., articles such as bedding and c...
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<microbiology> An inanimate object which, when contaminated with a viable pathogen (bacterium, virus, etc.) can transfer the pathogen to a host. ... (12 Nov 1997) ...
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(fo´mīt) an inanimate object or material on which disease-producing agents may be conveyed.
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An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious organisms and hence transferring them from one in
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An article or substance, other than food, which can harbour and carry micro-organisms and transmit them from one animal to another, thus disseminating a disease.
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Modern term that means the same as fomes
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fō′mīt Synonyms: fomes
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n] - any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious organisms from one person to another
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inanimate item that may harbor microbes and aid in disease transmission
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inanimate objects such as shipping crates, feed sacks, clothing, shoes, and tires that may harbor disease-causing organisms and thus able to transmit the disease
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A vector of disease transmission that has no part in the pathogen's life cycle. A contaminated milking towel that spreads disease from cow to cow with each subsequent use is a fomite.
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This is an inanimate object that can hold the disease and potentially spread when a live host encounters it. It can be something as inconspicuous as a towel, a door handle or even on your dog’s hair. COVID-19 can be spread by fomite and that is why measures were taken to reduce contact with objects outside of your home.
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