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Disease Transmission
Term | Definition |
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Blood borne transmission | carried in the blood or other body fluids |
airborne transmission | when a susceptible person is exposed to contaminated droplets or dust particles that are suspended in the air |
Direct transmission | physical transfer of a pathogen from an infected person to an uninfected person |
indirect transmission | agent is transferred to a susceptible host by contaminated inanimate objects such as water, meat, food |
Droplet infection | refers to spread of disease through droplets of moisture that contain bacteria |
Communicable Disease | a condition that is caused by an infection that can be spread from person to person Through contact with body fluids |
Acquired Immunity | Immunity that is developed during a person's lifetime |
Artificially Acquired Immunity | immunity that results from a vaccination |
Inherited Immunity | Immunity present at birth |
latent infection | Persistent infection with recurrent symptoms that "come and go" |
Naturally acquired immunity | Immunity that occurs when a person has contracted and is recovering from a disease |