vector; disease carrier
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Meanings
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vector; organism that transmits a disease
formalUsed in medical, epidemiological, and public health contexts. Refers to animals (e.g., mosquitoes, rodents) or insects that carry and transmit pathogens to humans.
Wén蚊
zi子
shì是
nuè疟
jí疾
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
bìng病
méi媒
。
Mosquitoes are the primary vector for malaria.
Gōng公
gòng共
wèi卫
shēng生
cuò措
shī施
bāo包
kuò括
kòng控
zhì制
bìng病
méi媒
shēng生
wù物
。
Public health measures include controlling disease vector organisms.
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Duì对
bìng病
méi媒
de的
jiān监
cè测
shì是
yù预
fáng防
chuán传
rǎn染
bìng病
de的
zhòng重
yào要
huán环
jié节
。
Surveillance of vectors is an important part of preventing infectious diseases.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bìng病
dú毒
tōng通
cháng常
yóu由
pí蜱
chóng虫
zhè这
zhǒng种
bìng病
méi媒
chuán传
bō播
。
This virus is usually transmitted by the tick vector.
Bìng病
méi媒
shēng生
wù物
xué学
shì是
yán研
jiū究
rú如
hé何
zǔ阻
duàn断
jí疾
bìng病
chuán传
bō播
de的
kē科
xué学
。
Vector biology is the science of studying how to block disease transmission.