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Defining Communicable Diseases

Question 3 • Health and Wellness Education

An organism that carries a pathogen is called a __________.

Answer
A
pathogen
B
contaminant
C
fungus
D
vector

Explanation

An organism that carries and can transmit a pathogen is called a vector. For example, a mosquito can carry and spread the pathogens that cause certain diseases. A pathogen is the disease-causing agent itself, not the organism carrying it.

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