disease reservoirs

Preferred Label : disease reservoirs;

MeSH definition : Animate or inanimate sources which normally harbor disease-causing organisms and thus serve as potential sources of disease outbreaks. Reservoirs are distinguished from vectors (DISEASE VECTORS) and carriers, which are agents of disease transmission rather than continuing sources of potential disease outbreaks.; Animate or inanimate sources which normally harbor disease-causing organisms and thus serve as potential sources of disease outbreaks. Reservoirs are distinguished from vectors (DISEASE VECTORS) and carriers, which are agents of disease transmission rather than continuing sources of potential disease outbreaks. Humans may serve both as disease reservoirs and carriers.;

MeSH synonym : disease reservoir; reservoir, disease; Infectious Disease Reservoirs;

CISMeF synonym : Disease Reservoirs, Infectious; Reservoirs, Infectious Disease; reservoirs, disease;

MeSH hyponym : Disease Reservoir, Human; Disease Reservoirs, Human; Human Disease Reservoir; Reservoirs, Human Disease; Infection Reservoir; Infection Reservoirs; Infectious Disease Reservoir; Disease Reservoir, Infectious; Reservoir, Infectious Disease;

MeSH annotation : differentiate from DISEASE VECTORS: reservoirs can be animate or inanimate (like swamps, housedust, etc.);

Origin ID

D004197;

UMLS CUI

C0012653;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- Human Disease Reservoirs [MeSH concept]
- Reservoirs of Infection [MeSH concept]
- disease reservoirs [MeSH concept]
See also
- carrier state [MeSH Descriptor]
- communicable disease control [MeSH Descriptor]
- communicable diseases [MeSH Descriptor]
- disease vectors [MeSH Descriptor]
- zoonoses [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Idea or Concept [UMLS semantic type]

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