Droplet infection occurs when infectious agents are expelled from an infected person's respiratory tract through actions like coughing, sneezing, or talking, and are then inhaled by someone nearby. These droplets typically travel short distances, usually within 1-2 meters, facilitating the rapid spread of diseases such as influenza, COVID-19, and the common cold. This mode of transmission highlights the importance of maintaining physical distance and practicing respiratory hygiene to reduce the risk of infection. Additionally, surfaces contaminated by these droplets can also serve as a vector for disease transmission.
an infectious disease is a disease caused by bacterial, viral, fungal, or protozoan infection.
Waterborne transmission is when a disease or infection is transmitted to a person by water. The water must be contaminated in order to transmit a infectious microorganism.
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an infectious disease is a disease caused by bacterial, viral, fungal, or protozoan infection.
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Yes, it is not an infection. You cannot catch Parkinson's disease from anyone.
In infection control, the term "disease" refers to a pathological condition caused by an infectious agent, such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi, that disrupts normal bodily functions. It encompasses the clinical manifestations and symptoms experienced by an individual as a result of the infection. Effective infection control measures aim to prevent the transmission of these infectious agents, thereby reducing the incidence of disease in populations. The focus is on both preventing infections and managing outbreaks to protect public health.
You can get an infectious disease through airborne transmission, bloodborne transmission, sexual transmission, or oral/fecal route, to name a few. Tuberculosis is airborne, HIV is bloodborne or sexual, polio is oral/fecal.
HIV infection or AIDS is the disease, which you have infection by HIV virus, that attacks disease fighting cells in the blood.