Reservoirs and Transmission of Disease

Question 1

The most common reservoir of infectious disease in humans is—–

Answer 1

The human body

Question 2

Transmission:
Examples of respiratory droplets

Answer 2

Sneezing , coughing

Question 3

Examples of direct contact transmission

Answer 3

Shaking hands, sexual contact

Question 4

Examples of indirect contact transmission

Answer 4

Door knobs, elevator buttons

Question 5

Examples of airborne transmission

Answer 5

SARS, Covid, Influenza

Question 6

Examples of water borne transmission

Answer 6

Hepatitis A, Cholera, Amoeba

Question 7

Examples of food borne transmission

Answer 7

Salmonella, Hepatitis

Question 8

Mechanical vectors that have microorganisms on their surface

Answer 8

Flies

Question 9

Biological vectors that carry microorganisms in their bodies

Answer 9

Mosquito