disease vector
C37560
concept
A disease vector is an organism, typically an arthropod like a mosquito or tick, that transmits pathogens from one host to another, facilitating the spread of infectious diseases.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| disease vector canonical | 2 |
| intermediate host | 1 |
| mosquito species | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: disease vector
Generated description
A disease vector is an organism, typically an arthropod like a mosquito or tick, that transmits pathogens from one host to another, facilitating the spread of infectious diseases.
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Anopheles mosquitoes
surface form:
Anopheles
|
— |
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Aedes aegypti mosquito
surface form:
Aedes aegypti
|
mosquito species |
| Biomphalaria pfeifferi | intermediate host |