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Factors Transmission Affect Diseases Poor Vectors Describe Communicable

The summary lists seven factors affecting communicable disease transmission in animals: overcrowding, poor nutrition, compromised immune systems, poor waste disposal, climate change, cultural factors, and socioeconomic factors.

O resumo lista sete fatores que afetam a transmissão de doenças transmissíveis em animais, incluindo superlotação, má nutrição, sistema imunológico comprometido, descarte inadequado de resíduos, mudanças climáticas, fatores culturais e socioeconômicos.

Front Describe 7 factors that affect the transmission of communicable diseases in animals.
Back Factors that affect transmission in animals:
  • Overcrowded living and working conditions
  • Poor nutrition
  • Compromised immune system
  • Poor disposal of waste providing breeding site for vectors
  • Climate change - introduce new vectors and diseases by increasing temperature
  • Culture and infrastructure - traditional medical practises increase transmission
  • Socioeconomic factors - lack of trained health workers

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