MEDICINE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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direct transmission
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indirect transmission
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alternative transmission
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Coughs and sneezes create respiratory droplets of variable size that spread respiratory viral infections. Because these droplets are forcefully expelled, they are dispersed in the environment and can be inhaled by a susceptible host.
Detailed explanation-2: -Covering coughs and sneezes and keeping hands clean can help prevent the spread of serious respiratory illnesses like influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), whooping cough, and COVID-19. Germs can be easily spread by: Coughing, sneezing, or talking.
Detailed explanation-3: -Droplet transmission occurs when a droplet from coughing, sneezing or talking carry the pathogen to the hosts body. The transmission is completed by: Inhaling droplets. Droplets entering the mucous membranes of the face.
Detailed explanation-4: -For transmission of a virus to occur, a virus must enter a host through a portal of entry, replicate or disseminate within the host, and be transmitted to a new host through a portal of exit.