Human disease carrier

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013521",
  "term": "Human disease carrier",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Human Disease Carrier",
  "definition": "1. An individual who does not display the symptoms of a disease, but harbors the pathogen which causes it, or has the gene (or genes) for it, and can transmit the disease to others either through interacting with other individuals, or by passing the disease-causing gene (or genes) to offspring.\n\n2. A person or animal without apparent disease who harbors a specific infectious agent and is capable of transmitting the agent to others. The carrier state may occur in an individual with an infection that is inapparent throughout its course (known as asymptomatic carrier), or during the incubation period, convalescence, and postconvalescence of an individual with a clinically recognizable disease. The carrier state may be of short or long duration (transient carrier or chronic carrier).\n\n3. A person or animal that harbors a specific infectious agent in the absence of discernible clinical disease and serves as a potential source of infection.\n\n4. Person or animal without apparent disease who harbors a specific infectious agent and is capable of transmitting the agent to others. The carrier state may occur in an individual with an infection that is inapparent throughout its course (known as asymptomatic carrier), or during the incubation period, convalescence, and postconvalescence of an individual with a clinically recognizable disease. The carrier state may be of short or long duration (transient carrier or chronic carrier).",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "CancerWeb 2005; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "CDC 2005; Adapted from Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "MERREA 2005; Adapted fromThesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "Adapted from CDC Epidemiology Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/human-disease-carrier/"
}