Disease Carrier

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008149",
  "term": "Disease Carrier",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Person or animal that harbors the infectious agent for a disease and can transmit it to others, but does not demonstrate signs of the disease. A carrier can be asymptomatic (never indicate signs of the disease) or can display signs of the disease only during the incubation period, convalescence, or postconvalescence. The period of being a carrier can be short (a transient carrier) or long (a chronic carrier).",
  "references": [
    "CDC Glossary: Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice at https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/SS1978.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/disease-carrier/"
}