Transmission (medicine)
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In medicine, transmission is the passing of a disease from an infected individual or group to a previously uninfected individual or group. The microorganisms (bacteria and viruses) that cause disease may be transmitted from one person to another by one or more of the following means:
- droplet contact - coughing or sneezing on another person
- direct physical contact - touching an infected person, including sexual contact
- indirect contact - usually by touching soil contamination or a contaminated surface
- airborne transmission - if the microorganism can remain in the air for long periods
- fecal-oral transmission - usually from contaminated food or water sources
- vector borne transmission - carried by insects or other animals
Microorganisms vary widely in the length of time that they can survive outside the human body, and so vary in how they are transmitted.
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