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Microbes can spread and pass diseases in a number of ways:
1) By direct contact: physical contact (touching etc) with an infected person; sexually-transmitted diseases are passed on this way.
2) By indirect contact: touching something which an infected person has touched eg a towel, door knob, cup etc.
3) By inhalation: breathing in droplets containing microbes which have been produced by sneezing or coughing eg flu, TB, pneumonia.
4) By contaminated food or drink: eating food or drinking water which has been infected by microbes eg typhoid, cholera.
5) By animal vectors: animals can pass microbes on to humans by biting them eg fleas, mosquitoes.
See also http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/biology/health_5.shtml
What else can I help you with?
Is chikungunya contagious?
Yes, chikungunya is contagious and can be spread from person to person through the bite of an infected mosquito. It is not spread directly from person to person.
When and how long is a person able to spread the disease?
A person is able to spread a disease when they are contagious, which varies depending on the specific disease. The duration of contagion can range from a few hours to several weeks, depending on the disease. It is important to follow public health guidelines and recommendations to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
What is a disease that cannot be passed from person to person referred to as?
A disease that does not spread is called a non-communicable disease. It is also known as a chronic disease and are in contrast to communicable diseases, which can be transmitted from person to person.
How is the spread of foodborne disease similar to the spread of person to person disease?
The spread of foodborne diseases and person-to-person diseases both involve the transfer of infectious agents. However, foodborne diseases typically result from consuming contaminated food or water, while person-to-person diseases are often transmitted through direct contact, respiratory droplets, or bodily fluids. Both can be prevented by practicing good hygiene, following food safety guidelines, and maintaining personal health measures.
Differentiate communicable and non communicable disease?
A communicable disease is a disease that can be transmitted from one person to another. A contagious disease is a communicable disease that is transmitted to many individuals quickly and easily; highly infectious. For example, the pathogen which causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever can be spread to people through a tick bite. RMSF is not considered contagious, but it is communicable. Something like impetigo or the common cold is considered to be contagious.
How does a noncommunicable disease spread?
If it is non-communicable, the disease won't be "spread" or transmitted from person to person.
How does parkinson's disease spread to other humans?
Parkinson's disease does not spread from person to person. It is degenerative brain disease and is not contagious.
How in this disease spread from person to person?
by talking to the person
What is the difference between infectious disease and non-infectious disease?
noncommunicable cannot be spread from one person to another noninfectious cannot be spread from person to person
Is malaria a contagious disease?
Malaria is a serious disease spread by mosquitoes. Malaria is not considered as a contagious disease for a reason that itÕs not spread from person to person through casual contact.
What does one call diseases that do not spread?
A non-communicable disease, or NCD, is a disease which is not contagious.
What Noncommunicable disease?
A disease that cannot be spread from person to person is non-communicable. For example, lung cancer can make a person cough. But they won't give me cancer from coughing (though the cough can still spread viruses or bacteria). A person's Heart disease is not "catch-able".
What is the meaning of infectious disease?
The disease which is spread from person to person is called infectious disease. For example flu is a viral disease through which the other person is infected from the patient
Is Lyme disease is communicable disease?
Lyme disease is comunicable. it can be spread from one person to another.
What is is the spread of disease from one person to another?
CONTAGION
Cardiovascular disease is a non-communicable disease?
A disease that cannot be spread from person to person is non-communicable. For example, lung cancer can make a person cough. But they won't give me cancer from coughing (though the cough can still spread viruses or bacteria). A person's heart disease is not "catch-able".
Can cholera be spread from person to person or is it contagious?
Cholera does not spread through air. But then cholera spread by housefly. You can call it spread by 'Air'.
