Example for "AMPLIFIER HOST"
<p> Infected pigs do not manifest any ove symptoms of illness but circulate the virus so that mosquitoes get infected and can transmit the virus to man. Thus pigs are thus considered as &;amplifiers&; of the virus. Reference:Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine,K.Park,23rd edition,page no:285. <\p>
Pig in JE
Dog in hydatid disease
Cattle in mad cow disease
Rat in plague
Communicable diseases