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_______is a living organism that carries infecting agent and is spread from one person to another.


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Vector:

  1. Vector is an infection causative microbe that carries infection and spread it from one person to another.
  2. It does not cause any disease itself.
  3. Vectors are mainly arthropods, such as mosquitoes, ticks, flies, fleas, and lice.
  4. Diseases transmitted by vectors are called vector-borne diseases.
  5. Many vector-borne diseases can be transmitted directly or indirectly between animals and humans and are referred to as zoonotic diseases.
  6. Examples: Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis, West Nile virus, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.

Final answer: Vector is a living organism that carries infecting agent and spread from one person to another.


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