<Ul> <Li> Droplet contact , also known as the respiratory route , and the resultant infection can be termed airborne disease . If an infected person coughs or sneezes on another person the microorganisms , suspended in warm , moist droplets , may enter the body through the nose , mouth or eye surfaces . </Li> <Li> Fecal - oral transmission , wherein foodstuffs or water become contaminated ( by people not washing their hands before preparing food , or untreated sewage being released into a drinking water supply ) and the people who eat and drink them become infected . Common fecal - oral transmitted pathogens include Vibrio cholerae , Giardia species , rotaviruses , Entameba histolytica , Escherichia coli , and tape worms . Most of these pathogens cause gastroenteritis . </Li> <Li> Sexual transmission , with the resulting disease being called sexually transmitted disease </Li> <Li> Oral transmission , Diseases that are transmitted primarily by oral means may be caught through direct oral contact such as kissing , or by indirect contact such as by sharing a drinking glass or a cigarette . </Li> <Li> Transmission by direct contact , Some diseases that are transmissible by direct contact include athlete 's foot , impetigo and warts </Li> <Li> Vehicle Transmission , transmission by an inanimate reservoir ( food , water , soil ) . </Li> <Li> Vertical transmission , directly from the mother to an embryo , fetus or baby during pregnancy or childbirth . It can occur when the mother gets an infection as an intercurrent disease in pregnancy . </Li> <Li> Iatrogenic transmission , due to medical procedures such as injection or transplantation of infected material . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Droplet contact , also known as the respiratory route , and the resultant infection can be termed airborne disease . If an infected person coughs or sneezes on another person the microorganisms , suspended in warm , moist droplets , may enter the body through the nose , mouth or eye surfaces . </Li> <Li> Fecal - oral transmission , wherein foodstuffs or water become contaminated ( by people not washing their hands before preparing food , or untreated sewage being released into a drinking water supply ) and the people who eat and drink them become infected . Common fecal - oral transmitted pathogens include Vibrio cholerae , Giardia species , rotaviruses , Entameba histolytica , Escherichia coli , and tape worms . Most of these pathogens cause gastroenteritis . </Li> <Li> Sexual transmission , with the resulting disease being called sexually transmitted disease </Li> <Li> Oral transmission , Diseases that are transmitted primarily by oral means may be caught through direct oral contact such as kissing , or by indirect contact such as by sharing a drinking glass or a cigarette . </Li> <Li> Transmission by direct contact , Some diseases that are transmissible by direct contact include athlete 's foot , impetigo and warts </Li> <Li> Vehicle Transmission , transmission by an inanimate reservoir ( food , water , soil ) . </Li> <Li> Vertical transmission , directly from the mother to an embryo , fetus or baby during pregnancy or childbirth . It can occur when the mother gets an infection as an intercurrent disease in pregnancy . </Li> <Li> Iatrogenic transmission , due to medical procedures such as injection or transplantation of infected material . </Li> </Ul>
3 types of direct transmission of infectious disease
3 types of direct transmission of infectious disease
Droplet contact Fecal - oral transmission Sexual transmission
Droplet contact Fecal - oral transmission Sexual transmission