COO Chief Operating Officer Responsibilities (mostly does internal and execution) - delivers short-term expectations for cost, demand, quality, patient satisfaction, employee satisfaction -link between STRATEGY & PERFORMANCE -can be chief medical officers or chief nursing officers
(Science: pathology) Capable of causing disease. Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce Able to cause disease; infective agents; pathogenic bacteria.Pertaining to properties similar to a [[pathogen.
A vector is an agent that transmits a bacteria, virus, parasite, etc. from a source to the host. An example is the mosquito as the vector of malaria. A host is an organism that carries another in a parasitic or symbiotic relationship . An example is that if a cat has tapeworms, the cat is the host to the tapeworms. A vector is an organism that carries a parasite or pathogen to the host.