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Vocabulary Term Details

Vectorborne diseases

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_%28epidemiology%29)

In epidemiology, a vector is any agent (person, animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism. (Wikipedia)

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Diseases
N/ADisease transmission

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Approved Date
04-Jun-2013

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