MEDICINE MCQ
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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through the air
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through contaminated water
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through body fluids
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Infectious diseases are illnesses caused by harmful organisms (pathogens) that get into your body from the outside. Pathogens that cause infectious diseases are viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites and, rarely, prions. You can get infectious diseases from other people, bug bites and contaminated food, water or soil.
Detailed explanation-2: -Infectious agents are organisms that are capable of producing infection or infectious disease. They include bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spread through the air by droplets. Spread through the air by aerosol. Spread through faeces and then the mouth (faecal-oral spread) Spread by skin or mucous membrane contact. Spread through blood or other body fluids. Other ways of describing how infectious diseases are spread. More items