In what way(s) can an infection be transmitted from one person to another?
{ ~Through fomites
#An infection can be transmitted from person-to-person via fomites, or physical objects or substances capable of carrying infectious organisms. However, this is not the only way. How else might an infection be transmitted?
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~Over short distances (e.g. <1 metre)
#An infection can be transmitted over short distances (less than 1 metre) via droplets, for example when sneezing. However, this is not the only way. How else might an infection be transmitted?
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~Through the air over larger distances
#Some infections, such as measles and tuberculosis, can be termed airborne, meaning they are able to travel longer distances as aerosols and still infect someone. However, this is not the only way. How else might an infection be transmitted?
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~Direct contact with infected individuals
#Direct contact with an infected person via the skin, mucosa, bodily fluids, or vertical transmission such as from a mother to a child are all ways in which an infection can be transmitted. However, this is not the only way. How else might an infection be transmitted?
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=All of these
#An infection can be transmitted from person-to-person in all of these ways\:
\nEbola can be transmitted in all of these ways except over larger distances. It is not capable of aerosol transmission, and is as such not classed as airborne.
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{ ~Talking to an Ebola patient over a fence in a treatment centre, keeping a distance of 3 metres
#Although the Ebola virus can be transmitted by person-to-person contact, droplets, and fomites, it is not an airborne virus, and could not travel 3 metres.
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~Touching the body of a person who died of Ebola at a funeral
#An individual who dies of Ebola remains infectious after death. The virus could therefore be transmitted through actual contact if someone were to touch the body of a person who died of Ebola at a funeral. However, this is not the only scenario in which the virus could be transmitted. How else could it happen?
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~Handling bedclothes soiled with vomit or faeces from an Ebola patient
#Bedclothes soiled with the bodily fluids of an Ebola patient would be termed fomites, or physical objects that carry infection. As such, the virus could be transmitted to an individual handling the soiled bedclothes. However, this is not the only scenario in which the virus could be transmitted. How else could it happen?
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=Both touching the body of a person who died of Ebola at a funeral and handling bedclothes soiled with vomit or faeces from an Ebola patient
#The Ebola virus could be spread through actual contact if someone were to touch the body of a person who died of Ebola at a funeral. Bedclothes soiled with the bodily fluids of an Ebola patient would be termed fomites, or physical objects that carry infection, meaning that the virus could also be transmitted to someone who handled them.
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