2007-03-07 05:04:19 · 4 answers · asked by Blue 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
something that transports the infectious organism from one host to another, like a mosquito - which would bite one person, get their blood (and disease) on it's mouth, then it bites someone else, infecting them.
2007-03-07 05:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by All hat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vector is the animal that transports the agent and causes the infection. I will give you examples of diseases and the vectors:
DISEASE AGENT VECTOR
Malaria Plasmodium Anopheles mosquito
Dengue Dengue virus Aedes aegipty
Bubonic Plague Yersinia Pestis Rats
2007-03-07 13:10:09 · answer #2 · answered by mbestevez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A vector is an animal (including humans) that tranmits pathogens.
2007-03-07 14:05:39 · answer #3 · answered by Ji k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Carrier of the diseases is called vector
eg culex for malaria
2007-03-07 13:18:37 · answer #4 · answered by priyanka s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋