Disease Vector

Preferred Label : Disease Vector;

NCIt synonyms : Vector (Infectious Agent); Disease Vectors;

NCIt related terms : Vector;

NCIt definition : An invertebrate animal (e.g., tick, mite, mosquito, bloodsucking fly) capable of transmitting an infectious agent among vertebrates.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: An organism that can carry and transmit a pathogen to another organism.;

Details

Origin ID

C14198;

UMLS CUI

C0012656;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- disease vectors [MeSH Descriptor]
- disease vectors [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Animal [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- disease vectors [MeSH concept]
- disease vectors [MeSH Descriptor]
concept_is_in_subset
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]

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