Disease vectors

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001897",
  "term": "Disease vectors",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Invertebrates or non-human vertebrates which transmit infective organisms from one host to another.",
  "synonyms": [
    "infectious disease vectors"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "epidemiology",
    "vector-borne diseases",
    "indirect contact",
    "fomites",
    "paratransgenesis",
    "vector control",
    "carrier state",
    "xenomonitoring",
    "disease transmission",
    "vector competence",
    "vectorial capacity",
    "pest vectors",
    "insect vectors"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "vectores de enfermedades"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/disease-vectors/"
}