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reservoir host

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Main Entry: reservoir host
Function: noun
: RESERVOIR 2
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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reservoir host n.
A host that serves as a source of infection and potential reinfection of humans and as a means of sustaining a parasite when it is not infecting humans.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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