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In the context of diseases, a reservoir refers to a place where infectious agents, such as pathogens, can persist and then transmit to a susceptible host. Reservoirs can be humans, animals, or environmental sources like soil or water. Identification and control of reservoirs are crucial in disease prevention.
Reservoir of infection is the source that provides a pathogen with adequate conditions for survival and multiplication and an opportunity for transmission.
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What is a sentence with word reservoir?
The reservoir near my hometown provides water for the entire community.
What is the area of Warm Springs Reservoir?
The area of Warm Springs Reservoir is 16.973 square kilometers.
What is the area of Scotts Flat Reservoir?
The area of Scotts Flat Reservoir is 3,439,827.95904 square meters.
Reservoir from which volcanic materials erupt?
Magma chamber or magma reservoir is the underground reservoir of molten rock beneath a volcano. This magma reservoir is the source of volcanic materials that erupt during volcanic activity.
Where is the earth's vast reservoir of nitrogen?
Earth's vast reservoir is in it's atmosphere which is roughly 79% nitrogen.
What is the difference between carrier of a disease and reservoir host of a disease?
The host doesnt show symptoms and the carrier does
What is a disease reservoir?
A disease reservoir is a place where infectious agents "hang out." For instance, the large intestine is a normal location for E. coli. Certain streams are common locations for Giardia.
What is a reservoir for lymphocytes that can be transformed into specific disease fighting cells?
my pp
Which of these terms is the cause of a communicable disease?
contagion
Which of these terms could be an imaginary disease?
senoritis
Is there any difference between coronary heart disease and coronary artery disease?
No. They are synonymous terms.
What terms refers to your ability to fight disease?
immunity
What medical terms mean return symptoms of a disease?
Relapse
By what other terms is Pick disease known?
The disease is also referred to as frontotemporal lobar degeneration, progressive aphasia and semantic dementia.
What is the Difference between endemic and epidemic disease?
An endemic disease is one that is continuously present in the population, often because there is a non-human reservoir for the microbe that causes it. An epidemic disease is one that spreads in a sudden, massive surge within a population that is largely without immune protection.
What do you call the kind of disease that can be caught by coming in contact with someone who has it?
There are a few terms used, the most common are a "Contagious Disease" or a "Transmitted Disease" the latter generally refers to STDs.
Is contagious disease and communicable disease same?
Both terms have the same meaning. Communicable disease is the term used in the medical community and would read better if you are writing a paper.
