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INDIRECT TRANSMISSION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does indirect transmission mean?
• INDIRECT TRANSMISSION (noun)
The noun INDIRECT TRANSMISSION has 1 sense:
1. a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vector
Familiarity information: INDIRECT TRANSMISSION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INDIRECT TRANSMISSION (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vector
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("indirect transmission" is a kind of...):
transmission mechanism (any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indirect transmission"):
vector-borne transmission (indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vector bites or touches a person)
vehicle-borne transmission (indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vehicle (or fomite) touches a person's body or is ingested)
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