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Record 1 2021-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Human Diseases
DEF

A mechanism by which an infectious disease is transmitted from one person to another.

OBS

Examples of modes of transmission include direct contact transmission, indirect contact transmission, droplet transmission and airborne transmission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Maladies humaines
DEF

Mécanisme par lequel une maladie infectieuse se transmet d'une personne à une autre.

OBS

La transmission par contact direct, la transmission par contact indirect, la transmission par gouttelettes et la transmission par voie aérienne sont des exemples de modes de transmission.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Enfermedades humanas
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