modes of transmission

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Horizontal transmission

Direct contact (physical contact)

  • ex. Ebola, scabies, mono, influenza


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Vertical transmission

Mother to offspring, in utero or during birth

  • ex. Zika, cytomegalovirus, HIV


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Sexual transmission

Transmitted via sexual contact

  • ex. HIV, syphilis, chlamydia


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Indirect transmission

Not via direct contact between host individuals

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vector-borne transmission

Usually via an ectoparasite

  • a type of indirect transmission

  • Ex. Malaria, Chagas, Dengue


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Airborne transmission

Droplets

  • A type of interject transmission

  • Ex. Influenza, Rhinovirus, SARS-Cov-2


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Formite-Borne transmission

The parasite remains infectious on non-living substances (also soil)

  • a type of indirect transmission

  • Ex. Hantavirus, roundworms, salmonella


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