__ are the organisms that help in the spread of a disease from an infected person to a healthy person by carrying the disease-causing pathogens.

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The agents that help carry or spread a disease by carrying pathogens are known as vectors. For example, the female Anopheles mosquito is the vector for the transmission of the malarial parasite.

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