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- A carrier (colonized individual) is a person in whom organisms are present and may be multiplying, but who shows no clinical response to their presence. The carrier state may be permanent, with the organism always present; intermittent, with the organism present for various periods; or temporary, with carriage for only a brief period.
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A carrier (colonized individual) is a person in whom organisms are present and may be multiplying, but who shows no clinical response to their presence. The carrier state may be permanent, with the organism always present; intermittent, with the organism present for various periods; or temporary, with carriage for only a brief period.
- Philip S. Brachman
- 1996
An individual capable of transmitting a pathogen without displaying symptoms is referred to as a carrier. A passive carrier is contaminated with the pathogen and can mechanically transmit it to another host; however, a passive carrier is not infected. For example, a health-care professional who fails to wash his hands after seeing a patient ...
Jul 25, 2016 · Abstract. The classical features of an individual said to be a carrier of Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A streptococcus) is the confirmed presence of the organism in their posterior pharynx, without any of the usual attendant clinical symptoms of acute pharyngitis.
- Judith Martin
- 2016/07/25
- 2016
Similarly, Park and Williams described the carrier state as a commensal development by the pathogenic microorganism . Later, the view emerged that the carrier state was transient and true pathogens elicited immune responses that eliminated the pathogens, whereas commensals did not .
An individual capable of transmitting a pathogen without displaying symptoms is referred to as a carrier. A passive carrier is contaminated with the pathogen and can mechanically transmit it to another host; however, a passive carrier is not infected.
An individual capable of transmitting a pathogen without displaying symptoms is referred to as a carrier. A passive carrier is contaminated with the pathogen and can mechanically transmit it to another host; however, a passive carrier is not infected.
An asymptomatic carrier is a person or other organism that has become infected with a pathogen, but shows no signs or symptoms. [1] Although unaffected by the pathogen, carriers can transmit it to others or develop symptoms in later stages of the disease.
