Swarm
Swarm (Medicine)
Swarm (/swɔːrm/), in the context of medicine, refers to a large number of biological entities appearing or moving together, often in reference to bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms. The term is derived from the Old English sweorm, meaning a multitude or great number.
Etymology
The term swarm has its roots in Old English sweorm, which referred to a large number or multitude. It was later adopted in the medical field to describe the collective behavior of microorganisms, particularly in the context of infection or disease spread.
Related Terms
- Bacteria: Microscopic, single-celled organisms that can be found throughout the world. They can be dangerous, such as when they cause infection, or beneficial, as in the process of fermentation (such as in wine) and in the decomposition of dead organisms.
- Virus: A small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.
- Microorganism: A microscopic organism, which may exist in its single-celled form or in a colony of cells. The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from 6th century BC India and the 1st century BC book On Agriculture by Marcus Terentius Varro.
- Infection: The invasion of an organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agents and the toxins they produce.
- Disease Spread: The proliferation of a disease from one individual to others in a population, between populations, or across regions and continents.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Swarm
- Wikipedia's article - Swarm
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