An infected individual who is a potential source of infection for others and plays an important role in the epidemiology of the disease is a

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A carrier is an infected individual who is a potential source of infection for others and plays an important role in the epidemiology of the disease. Reservoir refers to the natural habitat of a pathogen, host is an organism that harbors a pathogen, and index case is the first case of a disease in a population. None of these options fully match the given definition.

An Infected Individual Who Is a Potential Source of Infection