Vector (infectious disease)

Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 10 Mar 2020

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Citation:

Bell D, Vector (infectious disease). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 08 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-74738

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-74738

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/74738

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74738

Article created:

3 Mar 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

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Last revised:

10 Mar 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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3 times, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Sections:

Pathology

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.