Modes of Disease Transmission

The way an infectious disease is spread

• Transmission

• Translation

• Emission

• Direct Contact

• Indirect Contact

When a pathogen is moved from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging, close-up sneezing, shaking hands).

• Transmission

• Translation

• Emission

• Direct Contact

• Indirect Contact

Pathogens transmitted via contaminated food or water.

• Direct Contact

• Indirect Contact

• Airborne Transmission

• Foodborne Tranmission

• Vector-Borne Transmission

This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

• Disease

• Pathogens

This term is used when many people in a local area get sick at the same time.

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

• Diseases

• Pathogens

Is cancer a pandemic?

• No, because it is not contagious

• Yes, because lots of people have it

How can the rate of an infectious disease be reduced?

• By preventing transmission between people

• By wearing clean clothing

What is significant about an infectious disease?

• It can be passed from person to person

• It cannot be passed from one person to another

What is the best way to prevent the flu from becoming a pandemic?

• Getting a vaccination

• Taking antibiotics

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

Which type of disease spread is called "zoonotic"?

• Through contaminated soil
• Person-to-person
• Animal-to-Person
• Through a vector