Difference between revisions of "Asympotomatic carrier"
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− | An '''Asympotomatic carrier''' is a [[carrier]] which shows no [[symptom]]s of carrying an infectious agent. In the California highlands, squirrels are asymptomatic carriers of the bubonic plague. | + | An '''Asympotomatic carrier''' is a [[carrier]] which shows no [[symptom]]s of carrying an infectious agent. In the California highlands, squirrels are asymptomatic carriers of the bubonic plague. Asymptomatic carriers were a significant problem for public health in earlier centuries; [[Typhoid Mary]] infected nearly fifty people, though she never manifested symptoms herself. |
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An Asympotomatic carrier is a carrier which shows no symptoms of carrying an infectious agent. In the California highlands, squirrels are asymptomatic carriers of the bubonic plague. Asymptomatic carriers were a significant problem for public health in earlier centuries; Typhoid Mary infected nearly fifty people, though she never manifested symptoms herself.
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