Natural Reservoir

Field Mice , for Hantavirus es and Lassa Fever

Marmots , black Rats , Prairie Dog s, Chipmunk s and Squirrel s for Bubonic Plague

Armadillo s and Opossum s for Chagas Disease

Tick s for Babesiosis and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Ground squirrels, Porcupine s, and chipmunks for Colorado Tick Fever

Mosquitoes for Filariasis and Malaria

Snail s for Schistosomiasis and Swimmer's Itch

Pig s for Cestode worm infections

Raccoons , Skunks , Fox es and Bat s for Rabies

Shellfish for Cholera

Fowl ( Duck s and Geese ) for Avian Flu

The concept of natural reservoir could also be extended to asymptomatic human bearers of the infecting agent, exemplified by the famous case of Typhoid Mary .

The natural reservoir of some diseases remain unknown. This is the case of the Ebola disease, which is caused by a virus.

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