disease vector
Pathogen delivery agent
A disease vector is an organism—typically an insect or other arthropod—that transmits pathogens from one host to another.
Mosquitoes vector malaria and dengue fever; ticks spread Lyme disease.
The term distinguishes transmission by a living carrier from transmission through contaminated water, air, or direct contact.
Controlling mosquito populations is crucial for eliminating disease vectors.
- mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- fleaBlood-drinking jumping pest
- tsetse flyAfrican disease-transmitting insect
- carrierOne that transports
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- epidemiologyepidemic, epidemiology, pandemic, outbreak, endemic
- epidemicsepidemic, pandemic, outbreak, Black Death, cholera
disease vectordisease prevention
Measures blocking illness onset
vaccine · herd immunity · quarantine · immune system · disinfectant
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