4.1.1b) The means of transmission of animal communicable pathogens Flashcards
1
Q
Direct transmission
A
Direct contact
Inoculation
Ingestion
2
Q
Direct contact
A
Contact with bodily fluids
Skin to skin
Microbes from faeces
3
Q
Inoculation
A
Break in the skin
Animal bite
Puncture wounds/sharing needles
4
Q
Ingestion
A
Taking in contaminated food or drink
Transferring pathogens from hand to mouth
5
Q
In-direct transmission
A
Fomites
Droplet infection
Vectors
6
Q
Fomites
A
Inanimate objects
7
Q
Droplet infection
A
Droplets of saliva and mucus when you talk and sneeze
Others breathe this in and if contaminated will pass on a pathogen
8
Q
Vectors
A
Transmit disease from one host to another
