Question

what do you understand by vectors ? how can one take precautions from it ?
class 9 - why do we fall ill
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Answer 1

Answer:

In epidemiology, a disease vector is any agent which carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism; agents regarded as vectors are organisms, such as intermediate parasites or microbes.

precaution____ Wear clothing that minimizes skin exposure during daylight hours when mosquitoes are most active (dengue mosquitoes bite during dawn and dusk). Apply repellents to exposed skin.