OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
THE GOOD BAD AND UGLY OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
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people can sneeze or cough and pass disease on through the air
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drinking water can be contaminated with diseases
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objects such as doorknobs and towels can be contaminated by disease
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all of the above answers are ways that diseases are transmitted
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Detailed explanation-1: -Touching an infected person, or their body fluids such as saliva, blood, sweat, urine, etc. transfer the infections to a healthy person, e.g. chickenpox, measles, etc. Touching the objects or areas touched by an infected person can transfer the infection to a non-infected person and cause diseases.
Detailed explanation-2: -Infectious diseases spread from one infected person to a healthy person. They are spread by various agents such as water, food, vectors, etc. Water-borne diseases are spread by the consumption of contaminated water such as cholera.
Detailed explanation-3: -You can’t get noninfectious diseases from other people, by getting a bug bite or from your food. The flu, measles, HIV, strep throat, COVID-19 and salmonella are all examples of infectious diseases.
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