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- Carrier 1. A person or animal harboring a specific Infectious Agent in the absence of discernible clinical disease and which serves as a potential source of infection.
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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.
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.
Jul 25, 2016 · Definition of Carrier. The classical clinical features that can be observed in a child who is believed to have an acute pharyngitis due to Streptococcus pyogenes include the abrupt onset of fever with sore throat, and the absence of diarrhea or respiratory symptoms, such as cough and rhinorrhea.
- Judith Martin
- 2016/07/25
- 2016
A carrier is a person, animal, or arthropod who harbors a specific infectious agent in the absence of clinical illness with or without a detectable immune response 13 Infection
Carrier (carrier state): a symptomless (asymptomatic) individual who is host to a pathogenic microorganism and who has the potential to pass (transmit) the pathogen to others. Carrier state: the condition of being a carrier; carriage may be transient or (semi-) permanent
Bacterium Carrier. A bacterial carrier strain can be used to secrete antigens for virtually any bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens. From: Escherichia coli (Second Edition), 2013
