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Biology: Direct and Indirect Transmission

Genetics & Biotechnology

Direct & Indirect Transmission

Direct & Indirect Transmission

How Are Diseases Transmitted?
HeathLine -- brief overview!
Modes of Disease Transmission
Microbiology Lumen Learning -- overview

Surfaces

What is Transmission by Indirect Contact?
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Surface Hygiene
Hartmann Science Center

Physical Contact

What is Transmission by Direct Contact?
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Airborne and Direct Contact Diseases
Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
CDC
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Mayo Clinic

Air (sneeze/cough)

What is Transmission by Droplet Contact?
Mt. Sinai Hospital
What is Airborne Transmission?
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Airborne and Direct Contact Diseases
Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention

Vectors: Insect Bites

What is Vector-borne Transmission?
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Vector-borne Diseases
WHO
Vector-borne Diseases
European Food Safety Authority