Etiologic agent definition

Etiologic agent means a viable microorganism, or its toxin, that causes or may cause disease in humans or animals, and includes those agents listed in 42 CFR 72.3, and any other agent that causes or may cause severe, disabling or fatal disease. The term "etiologic agent" is synonymous with the term "infectious substance" as defined in 49 CFR 173.134.
Etiologic agent means a disease-causing agent.
Etiologic agent means any micro-organism, helminth, or virus that causes, or significantly contributes to the cause of increased morbidity or mortality of human beings.

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More Definitions of Etiologic agent

Etiologic agent means any organism capable of causing disease.

Related to Etiologic agent

  • Biological agent means any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product that may be engineered through biotechnology, or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any such microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product, capable of causing:

  • Infectious agent means that term as defined in R 325.9031 of the Michigan administrative code.

  • Chemical agent means any compound which, when suitably disseminated, produces incapacitating, damaging or lethal effects on people, animals, plants or material property.

  • Health agent means an agent licensed in the Commonwealth to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance

  • Medical cannabis pharmacy agent means the same as that term is defined in Section 26-61a-102.