CLINICAL MEDICINE

MEDICINE

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the most common way contagious infections are spread?
A
through the air
B
through food
C
touching
D
through water
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nose, mouth, or eyes to hands to others: Germs can spread to the hands by sneezing, coughing, or rubbing the eyes and then can be transferred to other family members or friends. Simply washing your hands can help prevent such illnesses as the common cold or eye infections.

Detailed explanation-2: -Person to person spread. This is the most common way that we get an infectious disease. Germs can spread from person to person through: the air as droplets or aerosol particles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Infectious diseases commonly spread through the direct transfer of bacteria, viruses or other germs from one person to another. This can happen when an individual with the bacterium or virus touches, kisses, or coughs or sneezes on someone who isn’t infected.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spread by skin or mucous membrane contact chickenpox. cold sores (herpes simplex infection) conjunctivitis. hand, foot and mouth disease.

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