Disease Transmission

Question 1

Name disease producing infections agents

Answer 1

Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Protozoans
Prions
Parasites

Question 2

Name the 2 types of disease transmission and what they are

Answer 2

Vertical transmission - via the placenta from the mother to the foetus or via ingestion of milk

Horizontal transmission- any other way that disease is transmitted e.g. direct contact

Question 3

Examples of disease transmission

Answer 3

Direct contact
Indirect contact
Aerosols/droplets
Vectors
Faecal oral route
Ingestion
Fomites
Zoonoses
Carriers

Question 4

What is a vector?

Answer 4

Something that passes on disease e.g. a tick - Lyme disease

Question 5

What is a fomite?

Answer 5

Inanimate objects/materials that can carry disease e.g. dog toys

Question 6

What is a zoonoses?

Answer 6

Zoonotic diseases are diseases that can be spread from animals to humans or from humans to animals

Question 7

What is a carrier?

Answer 7

A carrier is an animal that carries the disease without showing any clinical signs