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A-Level Biology OCR A

Indirect Give Types Examples Transmission Fomites Inanimate Objects

The summary lists methods of indirect pathogen transmission: fomites (inanimate objects), droplet infection (expelled saliva/mucus), and vectors (mosquitoes, water).

O resumo lista formas de transmissão indireta de patógenos: fomites (objetos inanimados), infecção por gotículas (saliva, muco expelido) e vetores (mosquitos, água).

Front Give types and examples of indirect transmission.
Back Indirect transmission:
  • Fomites (inanimate objects such as bedding, socks, cosmetics)
  • Droplet infection (droplets of saliva nad mucus expelled from mouth)
  • Vectors (mosquitoes and malaria, water and diarrhoeal diseases)

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