Indirect Transmission in Animals Flashcards
1
Q
What is airborne?
A
- Diseases that can be transferred in the air
- sneezing or coughing
- Pathogen is transferred in the air and someone could inhale the pathogen
2
Q
What are fomites?
A
- in animate objects such as bedding, socks or cosmetics
- can transfer pathogens
3
Q
What are vectors?
A
- a vector transmits communicable pathogens from one host to another
- vectors are often (not always) animals
4
Q
What is water?
A
- water can act as a vector of disease
