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What is the maximum distance droplet-transmitted diseases can jump?
What is the maximum distance droplet-transmitted diseases can jump?
Which type of transmission occurs when small particles are airborne and inhaled directly?
Which type of transmission occurs when small particles are airborne and inhaled directly?
Which type of transmission involves germs being passively transmitted to another person via an inanimate object?
Which type of transmission involves germs being passively transmitted to another person via an inanimate object?
In contact transmission via direct contact, how can infected blood or bodily fluid enter another person's system?
In contact transmission via direct contact, how can infected blood or bodily fluid enter another person's system?
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Which mode of transmission involves blood or bodily substances coming into direct contact with another person's mucous membranes or a wound?
Which mode of transmission involves blood or bodily substances coming into direct contact with another person's mucous membranes or a wound?
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What type of particles can carry viruses and bacteria through the air in droplet transmission?
What type of particles can carry viruses and bacteria through the air in droplet transmission?
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What is the maximum distance that droplet transmitted diseases can jump?
What is the maximum distance that droplet transmitted diseases can jump?
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Which type of transmission involves small particles that are airborne and may be deposited on mucous membranes or inhaled directly?
Which type of transmission involves small particles that are airborne and may be deposited on mucous membranes or inhaled directly?
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In indirect contact transmission, how are germs passively transmitted to another person?
In indirect contact transmission, how are germs passively transmitted to another person?
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Which type of transmission involves direct contact with infected blood or bodily substances from a person or animal?
Which type of transmission involves direct contact with infected blood or bodily substances from a person or animal?
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What type of transmission can occur when infected blood or other bodily fluids enter another person's system directly via a wound or mucous membrane?
What type of transmission can occur when infected blood or other bodily fluids enter another person's system directly via a wound or mucous membrane?
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Which mode of transmission involves the passive transfer of germs to another person through an intermediary object?
Which mode of transmission involves the passive transfer of germs to another person through an intermediary object?
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When airborne particles carrying viruses or bacteria are inhaled directly, which mode of transmission is occurring?
When airborne particles carrying viruses or bacteria are inhaled directly, which mode of transmission is occurring?
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What type of transmission involves large particles that can carry viruses and bacteria through the air and are deposited onto mucous membranes?
What type of transmission involves large particles that can carry viruses and bacteria through the air and are deposited onto mucous membranes?
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In which type of transmission, do diseases like whooping cough, rubella, mumps, and influenza spread by large particles carried through the air?
In which type of transmission, do diseases like whooping cough, rubella, mumps, and influenza spread by large particles carried through the air?
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What type of transmission occurs when germs from an infected host are transmitted to another person via inanimate objects?
What type of transmission occurs when germs from an infected host are transmitted to another person via inanimate objects?
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