A fly may act as a mechanical vector of diseases such as Hepatitis
A, which means the fly carries the infective organism on its feet
or mouth parts and contaminates food or water which a person then
consumes. A biological vector actually develops an infective
organism in its body and passes it along to its host, usually
through its saliva. A fly can be a biological vector, as in the
transmission of leishmaniasis by the sandfly.
Review Date: 09/27/2005
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team
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