Transmission of infectious diseases Flashcards
Disease causing microorganisms are transmitted from a ______ to a _______
Reservoir, Host
What are the principle modes of infectious transmission?
Airborne
Direct contact
Indirect contact
Common-vehicle transmission (contaminated water/food)
Vector-borne transmission (insects-mosquitoes)
_________ _________ is the direct transfer of an infectious agent from person to person through close physical contact
Direct-contact transmission
_______ __________ involves the transfer of microbes from one host to another via an inanimate object
Indirect-contact transmission
_________ __________ involves the transfer of infectious microbes from one reservoir to many people
Common-vehicle transmission