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)