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Disease Transmission, Infectious

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Definition: The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens. When transmission is within the same species, the mode can be horizontal or vertical (INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL).  general or unspecified; prefer /transm with specific diseases; DF: DIS TRANSM   
See Also Communicable Diseases; Fomites
Examples Basic Reproduction Number; Disease Vectors; Infectious Disease Incubation Period; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical 		Other names Transmission, Pathogen; Transmission, Infection; Transmission, Communicable Disease; Infection Horizontal Transmission; Disease Transmission, Communicable; Transmission, Infectious Disease; Transmission of Infectious Disease; Pathogen Transmission, Horizontal; Pathogen Transmission; Infectious Disease Transmission, Horizontal; Infectious Disease Transmission; Infection Transmission, Horizontal; Infection Transmission; Horizontal Transmission of Infectious Disease; Horizontal Transmission of Infection; Communicable Disease Transmission

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