CLINICAL MEDICINE

MEDICINE

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An example of indirect contact is:
A
Drinking out of your friend’s pop
B
Kissing
C
Shaking Hands
D
When changing a diaper, getting fluids on your hands
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The act of kissing an object that someone else kissed recently, symbolizing a kiss between the two people. Touching one’s lips to an object that someone else has touched their lips to (such as food or a cup).

Detailed explanation-3: -Direct contact occurs through skin-to-skin contact, kissing, and sexual intercourse. Direct contact also refers to contact with soil or vegetation harboring infectious organisms. Thus, infectious mononucleosis (“kissing disease”) and gonorrhea are spread from person to person by direct contact.

Detailed explanation-4: -Contact Diseases are spread when a person with the disease has direct bodily contact with a person without the disease, and the microbe is passed from one to the other. Contact diseases can also be spread by indirect contact with the personal items of a person with the disease, or in their environment.

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