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cloud baby
Etymology: AS, clud + babe
a newborn who appears well and healthy but is a carrier of infectious bacterial or viral organisms. The infant may contaminate the surrounding environment as airborne droplets from the respiratory tract form clouds of the organisms. A cloud baby may be the source of a nursery epidemic, especially one caused by a staphylococcal organism.
Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.
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Cloud Baby
A popular term for an infant with an infection that spreads by aerosol, who releases ‘clouds’ of viral or bacteria-rich material into the ambient air and is a vector for mini-epidemics of upper respiratory tract infections
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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cloud baby
A popular term for an infant with an infection that spreads by aerosol, who releases 'clouds' of viral or bacteria-rich material into the ambient air, and is a vector for miniepidemics of URIs
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Cloud Adult
An adult who spews Staphylococcus aureus into the air during an upper respiratory tract infection |
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