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- Dictionarycontaminated/kənˈtamɪneɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. having been made impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance: "contaminated blood products"
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19 hours ago · Definition and overview. Hygiene is a practice [3] related to lifestyle, cleanliness, health, and medicine. In medicine and everyday life, hygiene practices are preventive measures that reduce the incidence and spread of germs leading to disease. [4] Hygiene practices vary from one culture to another. [5]
19 hours ago · This includes the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws, technologies, and economic mechanisms. Waste can be solid, liquid, or gases and each type has different methods of disposal and management.
19 hours ago · Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a disease caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi bacteria, also called Salmonella typhi. [2] [3] Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and usually begin six to 30 days after exposure. [4] [5] Often there is a gradual onset of a high fever over several days. [4]
19 hours ago · Passive smoking. Tobacco smoke in an Irish pub before a smoking ban came into effect on March 29, 2004. Passive smoking is the inhalation of tobacco smoke, called passive smoke, secondhand smoke ( SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke ( ETS ), by individuals other than the active smoker.
19 hours ago · University of Michigan. / 42.27694°N 83.73806°W / 42.27694; -83.73806. The University of Michigan ( U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state.
19 hours ago · Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, bilharzia, and Katayama fever, [1] [2] [9] is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes. [5] The urinary tract or the intestines may be infected. [5] Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stool, or blood in the urine. [5] Those who have been infected for a long time may ...
