immune carrier

/ɪˌmjun ˌkɛriər/
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Definitions of immune carrier
  1. noun
    (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
    synonyms: carrier
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    examples:
    Typhoid Mary
    United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)
    type of:
    transmitter, vector
    any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
    immune
    a person who is immune to a particular infection
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