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disease - CORRECTANSWER negative response of the host to the agent (illness)
agent - CORRECTANSWER pathogen responsible for infection (virus, bacterium)
vector - CORRECTANSWER the organism that transmits the agent from an infected host to non-
infected host
reservoir - CORRECTANSWER host animal(s) that harbors the agent for long periods of time,
often with no symptoms
mechanical transmission - CORRECTANSWER the passive transport of the pathogens on the
insects feet or other body parts
biological transmission - CORRECTANSWER some part of disease agent's life agent's life cycle in
vector (injected during blood meal)
, Lyme disease - CORRECTANSWER agent - spiral-shaped bacteria
reservoir - wild animals
vector - black-legged tick (or deer tick)
target - humans and dogs
symptoms - bulls-eye rash and flu-like symptoms
rocky mountain spotted fever - CORRECTANSWER agent - bacteria-like microbe called rickettsia
reservoir - wild and domestic animals
vector - American dog tick
target - humans and dogs
symptoms - measles-like rash and flu-like symptoms
echrlichioses - CORRECTANSWER agent - bacteria
reservoir - probably white-tailed deer
vector - probably lone star tick
target - humans
symptoms - flu-like symptoms
malaria - CORRECTANSWER agent - 4 different protozoans
reservoir - humans
vector - several Anopheles mosquitoes
target - humans ONLY
symptoms - fever, chills, weakness, tiredness
50% - CORRECTANSWER mosquito-transmitted diseases are thought to have killed ___ of
humans since the stone age