EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Indirect transmission refers to the transfer of an infectious agent from a reservoir to a host by suspended air particles, inanimate objects (vehicles), or animate intermediaries (vectors).

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of direct contact are touching, kissing, sexual contact, contact with oral secretions, or contact with body lesions. Indirect contact infections spread when an infected person sneezes or coughs, sending infectious droplets into the air.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indirect contact transmission involves transfer of microorganisms via an object. Examples include, hands not washed between residents, contaminated gloves, objects in the resident’s bed space or environment, medical equipment, and/or contaminated instruments. Indirect contact is also a common mode of transmission.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pathogens can be transmitted a few ways depending on the type. They can be spread through skin contact, bodily fluids, airborne particles, contact with feces, and touching a surface touched by an infected person.