Combined Science GCSE
Vectors and environmental spread
What Vectors and environmental spread means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Vectors and environmental spread
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Reference: AQA
A vector is an organism that carries and transmits the pathogen, such as a mosquito carrying Plasmodium, whereas spores may be carried by wind or water.
Topics that use Vectors and environmental spread
- Communicable (infectious) diseases (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antibiotics
- Breaking the chain of infection
- Hygiene and sanitation
- Obligate parasites
- Pathogen groups and disease
- Transmission routes
- Transmission routes in animals
- Transmission routes in plants
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