Disease Transmission

Question 1

What is a fomite ?

Answer 1

A fomite is an I nanimate object capable of carrying infectious organism transferring them from one individual to another

Question 2

What is a carrier ?

Answer 2

A person or organism that is infected with a infectious disease but displays no symptoms

Question 3

What is a vector ?

Answer 3

A vector is typically a biting insect or tick that transits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another

Question 4

What are reservoirs ?

Answer 4

A person animal arthropod plant soil substance that an infectious agent lives in before it transmitted to a suitable host

Question 5

Which two ways can infection disease spread ?

Answer 5

Direct contact

Indirect contact

Question 6

What is direct contact ?

Answer 6

Touching, body lesions

Question 7

What Is indirect contact ?

Answer 7

Objects tables telephone a keyboards

Question 8

What is vertical transmission ?

Answer 8

Happens when microorganisms pass from mother to foetus through the placenta

Question 9

Give two examples of vertical transmission ?

Answer 9

Fiv

Felv

Question 10

What is horizontal transmission ?

Answer 10

When microorganisms pass from one person to another by touching kissing

Question 11

What is vehicle born transmission ?

Answer 11

Involves an object carrying the disease causing microorganisms

Question 12

What is vector borne transmission ?

Answer 12

Involves an animal such as insect.

Malaria is transmitted by mosquitos and plague by fleas

Question 13

Give examples how preventing the spread of disease

Answer 13

Frequent hand washing 
Ppe 
Regular disinfection of objects 
Vaccinations 
Education 
Healthcare