Concept information
Preferred term
disease vector
Definition
- Living organism that indirectly transmits an infectious disease to a susceptible host either by carrying the infectious agent on its body or by providing an environment in which the infectious agent can reproduce and survive.
- Porteur qui transporte un agent pathogène d'un individu infecté à un autre individu non infecté ou à des aliments, ou encore à son environnement ; par exemple moustiques porteurs de parasites de la malaria. (fr)
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Concept scheme
In other languages
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French
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transmission par vecteur
URI
http://opendata.inrae.fr/thesaurusINRAE/c_12156
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