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प्रश्न
Write short (2-3 sentences) note on vector.
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उत्तर
A vector is an organism that carries disease causing microbes (pathogens) from one host to another. They are the carriers of infection. Example: Mosquito, housefly, etc.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A viral disease caused due to unhealthy sexual contact..................
Match Column I with that Which is Most Appropriate in Column II.
| Column I | Column II |
| (a) Mosquito | (i) DDT |
| (b) Plasmodium | (ii) Dengue |
| (c) Entamoeba histolytica | (iii) Vector |
| (d) Aedes mosquito | (iv) Malaria |
| (e) Insecticide | (v) Dysentery |
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