CLINICAL MEDICINE

MEDICINE

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is not an example of how infectious diseases can spread?
A
Sharing a book with a friend.
B
Eating food that has expired.
C
Drinking dirty water.
D
Being bitten by a mosquito.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The diseases which remains confined to a person and do not spread from one person to another are called non-communicable diseases. These diseases are not caused by pathogens and do not spread by contaminated air, water, food or insects. For example-cancer, hypertension, allergies etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -the air as droplets or aerosol particles. faecal-oral spread. blood or other body fluids. skin or mucous membrane contact. sexual contact. 15-Jan-2021

Detailed explanation-4: -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. Hands to food: Food to hands to food: Infected child to hands to other children: Animals to people: 04-Oct-2022

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