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Casual Carrier Definition:
An individual who harbors an infectious organism for only a short period.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Casual Carrier Notes:
Casual carriers are individuals or organisms that contain an infection causing agent only for a short time period. This carrier state is not more than six months. On the other hand, chronic carriers carry the infectious agent for a longer period of time.
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