Vector (Keyword Definition)

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Term to be defined	Definition	Synonyms & Keywords
Vector	- "a carrier, often an insect or other living organism, that transmits a disease agent from one animal to another." (B36) -" any agent (living or inanimate) that acts as an intermediate carrier or alternative host for a pathogenic organism and transmits it to a susceptible host." (B73) - "Vectors are often subdivided into: mechanical vectors - being those that transfer an infective organism from one host to another - directly and usually promptly. biological vectors - are those in which some form of biological development or asexual replication of the infective organism occurs before transfer into the recipient host. (B504, V.w6)"

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Vector

- "a carrier, often an insect or other living organism, that transmits a disease agent from one animal to another." (B36)

-" any agent (living or inanimate) that acts as an intermediate carrier or alternative host for a pathogenic organism and transmits it to a susceptible host." (B73)

- "Vectors are often subdivided into:

mechanical vectors - being those that transfer an infective organism from one host to another - directly and usually promptly.
biological vectors - are those in which some form of biological development or asexual replication of the infective organism occurs before transfer into the recipient host.

(B504, V.w6)"