Disease Transmission

When a pathogen is moved from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging, close-up sneezing, shaking hands).

Pathogens spread from person to person by objects (chairs, medical equipment, office supplies, doorknobs, etc.)

Which of the following causes diseases?

This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.

This term is used when many people in a local area get sick at the same time.

Is cancer a pandemic?

How can the rate of an infectious disease be reduced?

If a flu outbreak affects a small community, would that be considered a pandemic or an epidemic?

What is significant about an infectious disease?

What is the best way to prevent the flu from becoming a pandemic?