Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 92

Essay

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Cosimo de' Medici

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Definitions:

Vector Transmission

The transfer of a disease or pathogen through carriers such as mosquitoes, ticks, or fleas from one host to another.

Disease-carrying Insect

An insect that transmits pathogens to humans or other animals, causing diseases.

Communicable Disease

An infectious disease that can be transmitted from one individual to another, either directly or indirectly.

Incubation

The period between the exposure to an infection and the appearance of the first symptoms.