Question

Paradoxical carriers are :

• A. A person who acquires the microorganism due to his contact with the patient.
• B. A person who acquires the microorganism another carrier.
• C. A person who is clinically recovered from an infectious disease but still capable of transmitting the infectious agent to others.
• D. None

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

In microbiology, a paradoxical carrier is defined as a person who acquires the microorganism from another carrier. This situation arises when an individual, who does not exhibit symptoms of the disease but harbors the infectious agent, transmits the microorganism to another person, who then becomes a carrier themselves. This asymptomatic transmission creates a paradox since the person acquiring the microorganism does so without direct contact with the original infectious source, such as a symptomatic patient, but rather through interaction with another carrier, perpetuating the spread of the microorganism potentially unnoticed. Therefore, a paradoxical carrier links to the spread of disease through carriers who are not actively exhibiting illness, contributing to the difficulty in controlling infectious outbreaks.