THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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swimming
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kissing
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sharing food
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many illnesses spread through contact transmission. Examples are chicken pox, common cold, conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), Hepatitis A and B, herpes simplex (cold sores), influenza, measles, mononucleosis, Fifth disease, pertussis, adeno/rhino viruses, Neisseria meningitidis and mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Detailed explanation-2: -The mode of transmission can include direct contact, droplets, a vector such as a mosquito, a vehicle such as food, or the airborne route.
Detailed explanation-3: -After originating in bats, SARS-CoV-2 emerged in Wuhan, spread all over the world through human to human transmission, and infected millions of individuals. Currently, each pasing day, the virus is causing deaths in thousands of COVID-19 infected individuals across the globe.
Detailed explanation-4: -Indirect contact transmission involves fomites; an object that becomes contaminated by touch (the fomite) then spreads the infection by touch. Conjunctivitis, or “pink eye, ” is commonly spread by touch. Other examples include Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), shingles, and Ebola.