transmission mechanism

Definitions of transmission mechanism

1. noun

   any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being
   types:

   airborne transmission

   a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract

   direct transmission

   a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth

   indirect transmission

   a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vector

   vector-borne transmission

   spread of a disease when a carrier, like an insect, bites or physically touches someone

   vehicle-borne transmission

   indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vehicle (or fomite) touches a person's body or is ingested

   type of:

   mechanism

   a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function