The Emergence Machine

Contagion

process · Medicine · Level 6 · E9

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Emergence definition

The process of pathogenic matter being transferred from one individual to another through direct or indirect contact, resulting in the spread of disease.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “contagion” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
contagion
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0ContagionDiseaseOrganismCellFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesQuarantineL8ContagionL6ActionL1MatterL1ProcessL2DiseaseL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of contagion
  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Contagion involves the physical transfer of pathogenic matter between individuals.
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    contagion requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Disease L5 (requires)
    This is a specific disease; understanding what disease is comes first

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