Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259709999
Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Vectors are the agents that carry and transmit the infectious disease from an infected person to a healthy person. Some pathogens need a vector for their transmission while others can simply be transmitted through air and water or any other source. The vector can be an animal, arthropod, plant, or fungi. Mosquitoes among arthropods act as a vector for many bacterial and viral diseases without being infected.

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