The nurse is aware that both a reservoir and a vector may be involved in infection transmission. Which does the nurse recognize as a vector?

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Vectors are living organisms that can transmit infectious pathogens between humans, or from animals to humans. Many vectors are bloodsucking insects, which ingest disease-producing microorganisms during a blood meal from an infected host (human or animal) and later inject it into a new host during their subsequent blood meal. Choice C, "A living being not infected," is the closest option to this definition, as it implies a living carrier that could potentially transmit infection without being affected itself. Choices A and D refer to inanimate reservoirs of infection, and B refers to a direct source of infection rather than a vector.

The Nurse Is Aware That Both a Reservoir and a Vector