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MeSH Heading: Disease Reservoirs
Tree Number(s): N06.850.520.203.250
Unique ID: D004197
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004197
Annotation: differentiate from DISEASE VECTORS: reservoirs can be animate or inanimate (like swamps, housedust, etc.)
Scope Note: Animate or inanimate sources which normally harbor disease-causing organisms and thus serve as potential sources of disease outbreaks. Reservoirs are distinguished from vectors (DISEASE VECTORS) and carriers, which are agents of disease transmission rather than continuing sources of potential disease outbreaks. Humans may serve both as disease reservoirs and carriers.
Entry Version: DIS RESERVOIRS
Entry Term(s): Disease Reservoir; Human Disease Reservoirs; Infectious Disease Reservoir; Infectious Disease Reservoirs; Reservoirs of Infection
NLM Classification #: WA 106
See Also: Disease Vectors; Zoonoses
Public MeSH Note: 67
History Note: 67(65)
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

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