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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. epidemiology
  3. disease reservoirs

Término preferido

disease reservoirs

Tipo

  • Organism

Definición

  • Information Animate or inanimate sources which harbor disease-causing organisms and thus serve as potential sources of disease outbreaks. Reservoirs should be distinguished from vectors and carriers, which are agents of disease transmission rather than continuing sources of potential disease outbreaks.

    Fuente: Medical Subject Headings

    Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

Conceptos relacionados

Sinónimos

  • reservoir hosts
  • reservoirs (disease)

En otras lenguas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34044

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