INDIRECT CONTACT

MODE OF TRANSMISSION
INDIRECT CONTACT TRANSMISSION

• Indirect contact transmission occurs when there is no

direct human-to-human contact. Contact occurs from a
reservoir to contaminated surfaces or objects, or to
vectors

• It involves an object that becomes contaminated by touch

then spreads the infection by touch. The susceptible host
has multiple portals of entry such as the mouth or a
syringe.
 AIR-BORNE
TRANSMISSION

Airborne diseases are

spread through coughing,
sneezing, laughing and
close personal contact.
Contact Diseases are
transmitted when a person
with the disease has direct
bodily contact with a
person who does not have
the disease, and the
microbe is passed from
one to the other.
 VECTOR-BORNE
TRANSMISSION
Vector-borne diseases are
infections transmitted by
the bite of infected
arthropod species, such as
mosquitoes, ticks,
sandflies, and blackflies.
Arthropod vectors are
cold-blooded
(ectothermic) and thus
especially sensitive to
climatic factors.
 WATER-BORNE
TRANSMISSION
Waterborne illness is
primarily caused by
swallowing contaminated
recreational or drinking
water. Many waterborne
pathogens can also be
acquired by consuming
contaminated food or
beverages, from contact with
animals or their environment,
through person-to-person
spread or breathing in
contaminated water droplets.
 FOOD-BORNE
TRANSMISSION
Foodborne illness is caused
by consuming
contaminated foods or
beverages. Many different
disease-causing microbes
or pathogens can
contaminate foods, so there
are many different types of
foodborne illnesses. Most
foodborne diseases are
infections caused by a
variety of bacteria, viruses,
and parasites.
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