reservoir
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- noun
- /ˈrɛzərˌvwɑr/
- Specialized
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reservorio
- Bison and elk in the Greater Yellowstone Area remain reservoirs for the disease.
- reservoir host
- animal reservoir
- reservoir of pathogens
Now of the small mammals, the white footed mouse is the best reservoir for every form of tick borne disease.
- Now of the small mammals, the white footed mouse is the best reservoir for every form of tick borne disease.
- I mean, it's the rare event that a bat virus like some of the Ebola seems to be this reservoir seems to be in bats.
- The reservoir means basically the reservoir when the viral load gets undetectable, the reservoir means the HIV that's left, OK.
Examples
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Higher diversity of small mammals appears to regulate populations of reservoir hosts through competition or predation.
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Under certain conditions, wildlife plays a role as a reservoir and source of infection for domestic animals.
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We have reason to believe that this restaurant might be a reservoir for a new disease.
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And it's known that this, the animal reservoir, is a source of new strains.
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Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease, which means it was in a animal reservoir and jumped to human.
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Our results indicate a role for game animals as reservoirs for zoonotic C. ulcerans.
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In southeast Uganda, domestic livestock are known to be a reservoir of human infective T. b. rhodesiense.
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Thus, poultry appears to be a reservoir for A(H7N9) viruses and a source of human infections.
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The only hantavirus reservoir identified in South America is rodents of the subfamily Sigmodontinae.
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Many researchers are studying how urban areas can act as a reservoir for various pathogens.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Reservoir comes from the Latin reservare, meaning 'to keep back', and a helpful way to remember the medical sense is to think of a person, animal, or place that 'keeps' a germ or virus and so becomes a source of infection.