Vector definition

Vector means an insect or other animal which normally transports an infectious agent that constitutes a public health risk;
Vector means a carrier that is capable of transmitting a pathogen from one organism to another including, but not limited to, flies and other insects, rodents, birds, and vermin.
Vector means a carrier organism that is capable of transmitting a pathogen from one organism to another.

Examples of Vector in a sentence

  • Assignee has requested that Assignor assign part of Assignor's service entitlement as shipper under the FT- Firm Transportation Agreement with Vector, and Assignor has agreed to do so subject to the terms and conditions of this Assignment.

  • Effective July 1, 2019, employees in classification 6120 and 6122 who possess and maintain the Vector Control Certified Technician or Certified Technician (Limited) status issued by the California Department of Public Health and who are assigned by the Appointing Officer or designee to perform work requiring the use of a Vector Control Certification shall be paid a new two percent (2%) premium on base pay while engaged in vector control work.


More Definitions of Vector

Vector means any organism, such as insects or rodents, that transmits a pathogen that can affect public health.
Vector means a living animal, insect or other arthropod which transmits an infectious disease from one organism to another.
Vector means an organism that carries pathogens from one individual or object to another such as flies, mosquitoes, ticks and rodents.
Vector means any insect, including its egg, larva and pupa, and any rodent, including its young, carrying or causing, or capable of carrying or causing any disease to human beings;
Vector means a living organism or molecule, including a recombinant molecule or biological product that may be engineered through biotechnology, capable of carrying a biological agent or toxin to a host.
Vector means a living animal including insect or other arthropod which is capable of transmitting an infectious disease from one organism to another.
Vector means any living agent, other than human, capable of transmitting, directly or indirectly, an infectious disease.