Disease Vector

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008154",
  "term": "Disease Vector",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Invertebrates or non-human vertebrates which transmit infective organisms from one host to another.\n\n2. A carrier, usually an arthropod, that is capable of transmitting a pathogen from one organism to another.\n\n3. Any rodents, flies, mosquitoes, or other animals, including insects, capable of transmitting disease to humans.\n\n4. Carrier that is capable of transmitting a pathogen from one organism to another.\n\n5. An animate intermediary in the indirect transmission of an agent that carries the agent from a reservoir to a susceptible host. [CDC 2005]An insect or any living carrier that transports an infectious agent from an infected individual or its wastes to a susceptible individual or its food or immediate surroundings. [MERREA 2004]\n\n6. Animate intermediary in the indirect transmission of an agent that carries the agent from a reservoir to a susceptible host.\n\n7. Organism capable of transmitting the causative agent of human and/or animal disease, including but not limited to mosquitoes and ticks.\n\n8. An organism, such as an insect, that transmits disease-causing microorganisms such as viruses or bacteria. Vector-borne diseases include, for example, malaria, dengue fever and Lyme disease.",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)",
    "40 CFR 240.101 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 258.22 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 243.101 (CFR 2013)",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "Adapted from CDC Epidemiology Glossary",
    "40 CFR 158.1701 (CFR 2022)",
    "EPA EV-Biological Substances-Animals-Animal Roles"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/disease-vector/"
}