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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/12621| Title: | Vector borne diseases |
| Authors: | Melillo Fenech, Tanya |
| Keywords: | Insects as carriers of disease Communicable diseases -- Transmission Animals as carriers of disease |
| Issue Date: | 2010 |
| Publisher: | Medical Portals Ltd. |
| Citation: | Melillo Fenech, T. (2010). Vector borne diseases. The Synapse, (4), 15 |
| Abstract: | A vector-borne disease is one in which the pathogenic microorganism is transmitted from an infected individual to another individual by an arthropod or other agent. The transmission depends upon the attributes and requirements of at least three different Iiving organisms : the pathologic agent which is either a virus, protozoa, bacteria or helminth (worm); the vector, which is commonly an arthropod such as ticks or mosquitoes; and the human host. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12621 |
| Appears in Collections: | The Synapse, Issue 4 The Synapse, Issue 4 |
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