VPH-0120
QUESTION
Animals that shed infectious agent when they are recovering from a disease, and the agent may then persist for prolonged periods?
OPTIONS
(A) Incubatory carriers
(B) Latent carriers
(C) Convalescent carriers
(D) Persistent carriers
ANSWER
(C) Convalescent carriers
EXPLANATION
Convalescent carriers shed an infectious agent while recovering from disease, sometimes for prolonged periods. Incubatory carriers shed before signs, latent carriers do not actively shed while latent, and persistent carrier is less specific than the stated stage.
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