Pearson eText Bauman Microbiology with Diseases by Body Systems -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
Pearson eText Bauman Microbiology with Diseases by Body Systems -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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Author: ROBERT BAUMAN
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Why cannot we correctly say that all arthropod vectors are reservoirs?

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Arthropoda is the largest phylum in the Animalia kingdom that comprises more than 1 million species. Arthropods act as a vector for many disease-carrying agents like mosquito vector for malarial parasite, Tsetse fly for Trypanosomiasis etc.

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