What are vectors? How do they spread diseases?

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Vector:
A vector is any living entity (human, animal, or bacterium) that carries and transmits an infectious infection.
Vectors spread diseases by feeding on diseased individual (such as birds, rodents, larger animals, or humans) and then transmitting the pathogen to another person or animal.

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