Modes of transmission

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Direct Contact
When one part of an animal comes into contact with the body of another animal
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Indirect Contact
When two or more animals come into contact with the same materials ( saliva, vomit, food bowls) which then acts as a source of infection
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Vector transmission
When the disease is spread by biting insects and ticks. The insect or tick carries the disease but is not affected by the disease
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zoonotic disease
A disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
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What are two examples of a zoonotic disease?
bird flu and rabies
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Indirect Contact

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When two or more animals come into contact with the same materials ( saliva, vomit, food bowls) which then acts as a source of infection

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Vector transmission

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zoonotic disease

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What are two examples of a zoonotic disease?

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