Categorised as either vehicle, vector and contact
Vehicle is non living
Vector is living
Contact is you know???
Mechanical vehicle is the insect itself ex allergy to bee sting
Biological vehicle is when part of life cycle of pathogen is inside insect ex malaria
Example of Waterborne vector is cholera
For pathogens to be transmitted though air, the distance must be less than 1 meter
Foodborne pathogen transmitted through cooking utensils, food itself, etc
Direct contact is kissing, sex
Indirect contact is through fomites
Droplets are when nasty people sneeze and cough directly on you
ELL!.... Y sex :(
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