Vector (biology)
This article is about biologic vectors. For other uses, see Vector
Traditionally in
medicine, a vector is an
organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. Species of
mosquito, for example, serve as vectors for the deadly disease
Malaria.
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This article is about biologic vectors. For other uses, see VectorTraditionally in
medicine, a
vector is an
organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. Species of
mosquito, for example, serve as vectors for the deadly disease
Malaria.
