Which of the following is least descriptive of a vector?
A)Is a carrier of pathogens from one host to another
B)Can be an insect such as the mosquito carrying the plasmodium to humans
C)Must be living
D)Can be a contaminated syringe (fomite)

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Vectors in the context of disease transmission can be both living organisms (like mosquitoes) and inanimate objects (like syringes), so the statement that a vector must be living is least descriptive of a vector.

Which of the Following Is Least Descriptive of a Vector