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Is the only way to transmit viruses through close physical contact with an infected person?
Close physical contact, such as sitting near someone or sleeping near someone who has HIV is not a route of transmission.
A person's bodily fluids must have contact with the infected person's bodily fluids (ex. semen, vaginal fluids or blood), in order for transmission to occur.
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Can rabies be transmitted through contact with infected skin?
No, rabies cannot be transmitted through contact with infected skin. It is primarily transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal, usually through a bite.
What kind of transmission the transfer of disease through physical contact?
The transmission of disease through physical contact is known as direct transmission. This can occur through activities such as shaking hands, kissing, or other forms of close contact where infectious agents are passed from one person to another.
Can animals catch hepatitis B?
Yes, animals can be infected with hepatitis B virus, but it is rare. Transmission usually occurs through close contact with infected human blood or body fluids. There is no evidence that animals can transmit hepatitis B to humans.
Can fomites transmit trichomoniasis?
It appears that trichomoniasis is one of the few STDs that can be caught through other means as well. Although the protozoan dies rapidly in dry conditions, it appears that you can be infected by sharing a washcloth with an infected person, or possibly by having your genitals come into contact with someone else's infected genital discharge.
Can a slight finger cut that came in contact with HIV blood infect that person?
HIV is transmitted through contact with infected blood, semen, vaginal fluid or breast milk. Fluid-to-fluid exposure is required to transmit infection. Healed wounds would likely not pose an HIV transmission risk.
Can infected fleas with plague transmit it to horses?
Yes, infected fleas can transmit the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, to horses, although such cases are rare. Horses are not the primary hosts for the plague, and transmission typically occurs through flea bites or contact with infected animals. While horses can become infected, they usually do not develop the same severe symptoms as humans or other susceptible mammals. It's important for horse owners in endemic areas to monitor for fleas and take preventive measures.
Can you get syphillis from eating food handled by an infected person?
No, syphilis is not transmitted through food or casual contact. The infection is primarily spread through direct sexual contact with syphilis sores or through contact with infected bodily fluids. Therefore, eating food handled by an infected person does not pose a risk of contracting syphilis.
Can a woman give Lyme disease to a man?
Lyme disease is generally not considered as a sexually transmitted disease. So no, a woman can't give Lyme disease to a man.
Where you can have shingles?
You can be infected with shingles through direct contact with someone inffected of the virus.
How do diseases spread?
Communicable diseases are most often spread by microrganisms which are transferred from individual to individual by droplet contact (sneezing, kissing, etc.), sexual (bodily fluid) contact, foodborne contact, and water source contact. Sometimes skin to skin contact is sufficient, as well.
What are two ways viruses are spread?
Viruses can be spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person talks, coughs, or sneezes, which are then inhaled by others. Additionally, viruses can also be spread through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects and then touching the face.
Can sneezing transmit STDs?
No, sneezing cannot transmit sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). STDs are typically transmitted through sexual contact, not through respiratory droplets like those produced during a sneeze.
