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RSSVector (biology)
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
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Pest (animal)
A pest is an animal which
has characteristics which
people regard as injurious
or unwanted. An example of
serious pests are those
organisms which vector human
disease, such as rats and
fleas which carry the plague
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Mosquito
The mosquito is a member of
the family Culicidae; these
insects have a pair of
scaled wings, a pair of
halteres, a slender body,
and long legs. The females
of most mosquito species
suck blood from other
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Tropical disease
ropical diseases are
infectious diseases that
either occur uniquely in
tropical and subtropical
regions (which is rare) or,
more commonly, are either
more widespread in the
tropics or more difficult to
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Infectious disease
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Dengue fever
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Typhoid fever
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Sickle-cell disease
Sickle cell disease is a general term for a group of genetic disorders caused by sickle hemoglobin (Hgb S). In many forms of the disease, the red blood cells change shape upon deoxygenation because ... > more -
Epstein-Barr virus
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), also called Human herpesvirus 4 (HHV-4), is a virus of the herpes family (which includes Herpes simplex virus and Cytomegalovirus), and is one of the most common viruses ... > more
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