Yellow Fever, Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya [Choose ] viruses [ Choose ] malaria Aedes_ mosquitoes _Anopheles_ mosquitoes Lymphatic filariasis Aedes_ or Anopheles_ or Culex_mosquitoes predominantly Culex_ mosquitoes West Nile Virus in northern California [Choose ]
Yellow Fever, Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya [Choose ] viruses [ Choose ] malaria Aedes_ mosquitoes _Anopheles_ mosquitoes Lymphatic filariasis Aedes_ or Anopheles_ or Culex_mosquitoes predominantly Culex_ mosquitoes West Nile Virus in northern California [Choose ]
Chapter15: The Lymphatic And Immune Systems
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Match the pathogen to their vector
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Step 1: Introduction
A disease is any condition which affects the structure and function of body of an organism.
External factors causing disease includes bacteria, virus, fungi etc while internal factors which can cause disease are autoimmune or genetic factors.
Symptom reflects usual state of physical and mental condition which is caused by some infection/ disease.
A pathogen is a biological infectious agent such as microorganisms which can cause disease.
A vector is any agent which carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism.
Vector-borne diseases are transmitted by vectors.
For example: Examples of vector-borne diseases include Dengue fever, West Nile Virus, Lyme disease, and malaria.
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