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Organisms which carry specific germs are called

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Organisms which carry specific germs are called vectors.
  • Vectors are the living organisms like mosquitoes, housefly, rats, etc., which transmit diseases from the in­fected to a healthy person.
  • Examples: Female Anopheles mosquito, Aedes mosquito etc., transfer germs from infected person to healthy person, these are known as vectors.

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