Ways Communicable Diseases Are Spread Flashcards
1
Q
What is direct contact?
A
Physical contact with an infected organism or contact with infected blood or saliva
2
Q
What is food and water contamination?
A
Ingesting contaminated food or water
Bathing or swimming in contaminated water
3
Q
What is a vector?
A
Organism such as a mosquito that carries the pathogens and transmits them
Are not infected by the pathogen
Mostly insects
4
Q
What is airborne transmission?
A
Pathogens can remain suspended in the air and infecting organisms that inhale them
Sneezing or coughing
5
Q
What is contaminated objects?
A
Objects may contain pathogens and be transmitted to those who come in contact with them
Ex. Doorknobs and table surfaces
