Vector (infectious disease)
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Bell D, Vector (infectious disease). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 07 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-74738
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Synonyms:
- Vectors (infectious disease)
- Biological vector
- Biological vectors
A vector, (also known as a biological vector) in the context of infectious diseases, is a carrier, in particular an animal, and most commonly an arthropod, that transmits the infective entity from one host to another 1. Often the infective agent undergoes some change as part of its normal life cycle in the biological vector.
History and etymology
Vector derives from the Latin word 'vehere', meaning 'to carry' 1.
References
- 1. William Alexander Newman Dorland. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. (2018) ISBN: 9781416023647
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