Routes of transmission for infectious diseases

Ascariasis

parasitic; foodborne and waterborne

Trichuriasis

parasitic; foodborne or waterborne (fecal-oral route)

Hookworm

parasitic; non-traumatic (contact from contaminated soil with larva)

Schistosomiasis

parasitic; waterborne (contact with contaminated water usually by human feces)

Lymphatic filariasis

parasitic; vector-borne (mosquito)

Trachoma

bacterial; vector-borne (flies)

Onchocerciasis

parasitic; vector-borne (infected black flies usually around water)

Leishmaniasis

parasitic; vector-borne

Chagas disease

parasitic; vector-borne (feces of infected bugs into sores)

Leprosy

bacterial; inhalation

Human African trypanosomiasis

parasitic; vector-borne (tsetse fly)

Dracunculiasis

parasitic (guinea worm); waterborne

Buruli ulcer

bacterial; vector-borne or waterborne

Cysticercosis

parasitic; foodborne

Human fascioliasis

parasitic; foodborne or waterborne

Yaws

bacterial; non-traumatic or traumatic contact (contact with infected people through minor/major cuts)

Amebiasis

parasitic; foodborne or waterborne (fecal-oral route)

Dengue fever

viral; vector-borne (mosquito bites)

Shigellosis

bacterial; waterborne, foodborne, sexual contact (fecal-oral route)

Giardiasis

parasitic; foodborne and waterborne (fecal-oral route)

Echinococcosis

parasitic; foodborne, waterborne, or contact with infected animals (dogs)

Yellow fever

viral; vector-borne (mosquito bite)

Rotavirus

virus; foodborne or waterborne (fecal-oral route)

Scabies

parasitic; nontraumatic contact (prolonged skin contact with infected person)

Hantavirus

viral; vector-borne (droppings) and inhalation (contaminated dust and air)

Ebola

viral; direct contact with fluids/objects

Chikungunya

viral; vector-borne (mosquito bites)

Zika

viral; vector-borne (mosquitos) and contact with bodily fluids (sexual contact, blood transfusions, birth)

Measles

viral; inhalation

Cholera

bacterial; waterborne and foodborne (fecal-oral route)

Polio

viral; waterborne and foodborne (fecal-oral route) or inhalation

Soil transmitted helminthes

parasitic; waterborne and foodborne (fecal-oral route)

Rabies

viral; vector-borne or traumatic contact

Typhoid

bacterial; foodborne or waterborne

Lassa fever

Contact with contaminated objects by rodent urine or disease

Plague

bacterial; inhalation