Transmission of infectious diseases Flashcards

1
Q

Disease causing microorganisms are transmitted from a ______ to a _______

A

Reservoir, Host

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What are the principle modes of infectious transmission?

A

Airborne
Direct contact
Indirect contact
Common-vehicle transmission (contaminated water/food)
Vector-borne transmission (insects-mosquitoes)

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_________ _________ is the direct transfer of an infectious agent from person to person through close physical contact

A

Direct-contact transmission

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4
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_______ __________ involves the transfer of microbes from one host to another via an inanimate object

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Indirect-contact transmission

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5
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_________ __________ involves the transfer of infectious microbes from one reservoir to many people

A

Common-vehicle transmission

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