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• Vector (biology) — In epidemiology, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but which transmits infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. A classic example is the anopheles mosquito which acts as a vector for the disease malaria… …   Wikipedia

• Vector (disease) — Vector is a phrase used in parasitology and entomology to describe a special type of intermediate host for parasites. A vector is not only required as part of the parasite s development, but it also delivers the parasite directly to subsequent… …   Wikipedia

• vector — [vek′tər] n. [ModL < L, bearer, carrier < vectus, pp. of vehere, to carry: see WAY] 1. Biol. an animal, esp. an insect, that transmits a disease producing organism from a host to a noninfected animal 2. Math. a) a mathematical expression… …   English World dictionary

• vector — ► NOUN 1) Mathematics & Physics a quantity having direction as well as magnitude, especially as determining the position of one point in space relative to another. 2) an organism that transmits a particular disease or parasite from one animal or… …   English terms dictionary

• Vector (epidemiology) — The mosquito is a vector for Malaria. In epidemiology, a vector is any agent (person, animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits an infectious agent.[1] …   Wikipedia

• disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… …   Universalium

• Vector — In medicine, a vector is a carrier. The best way to understand a vector is to recall its origin as a word. Vector is the Latin word for a bearer. In parasitology (the study of parasitic organisms), the vector carries the parasitic agent. For… …   Medical dictionary

• Vector (molecular biology) — In molecular biology, a vector is any vehicle used to transfer foreign genetic material into another cell. The vector itself is generally a DNA sequence that consists of an insert (transgene) and a larger sequence that serves as the backbone of… …   Wikipedia

• disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… …   English dictionary for students

• vector-borne — Denoting a disease or infection that is transmitted by an invertebrate vector. * * * vec·tor borne (vekґtər born″) spread or transmitted from one host to another by a vector, as an infectious disease …   Medical dictionary

• Disease, guinea worm — A parasitic disease caused by infection with the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis), the largest parasite known to plague people. Guinea worm disease is also called Dracunculiasis and end of the road disease because it is not seen in the big… …   Medical dictionary