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Mention different indirect ways of transmission diseases? |
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Answer» Following are the indirect ways of the transmission of diseases:– (a) Vehicle borne transmission – When transmission of infection occur through water, food, blood, tissue and organ, it is called vehicle borne transmission. For example, Typhoid, Cholera, Dysentry, Hepatitis, etc. (b) Vector borne transmission – When diseases are transmitted through a vector, it is called vector borne transmission. Ex-Malaria. (c) Air borne transmission – When droplet nuclei and infected dust are responsible for transmission, it is called air borne transmission. For example Influenza, Tuberculosis etc. (d) Fomite borne transmission – Apart from air and water, non-living substances are responsible for the transmission of disease, then it is called fomite borne transmission. For example–dirty cloth, handkerchief, cup, glass, which produce the diesease like typhoid & infection of eye and skin. |
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