What does "Reservoir" mean in a report or doctor's letter? In our medical dictionary, you will find a patient-friendly explanation of the meaning of this medical term.
In the field of medicine, a reservoir refers to any person, animal, plant, soil or substance in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies. The infectious agent depends on this reservoir for its survival. It is from this reservoir that the infectious substance is transmitted to a human or another living organism. For example, mosquitoes are a reservoir for the malaria parasite, and rats for the bubonic plague.
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