A living organism that carries microorganisms from an infected person to another person is called a(n) ____.

A) fomite
B) vector
C) antigen
D) microphage
E) macrophage

Living Organism

Any individual form of life, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, protist, or fungus, that is capable of growing and reproducing.

Vector

A living organism, such as an insect, that carries microorganisms from an infected person to another person.

Microorganisms

Tiny life forms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa that exist in virtually all environments on the planet.