Combined Science GCSE
Transmission routes in animals
What Transmission routes in animals means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Transmission routes in animals
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Reference: AQA
Viruses spread through airborne droplets, direct contact or contaminated body fluids, bacteria through contaminated food or water, protists through vectors such as mosquitoes, and fungi through direct contact or spores.
Topics that use Transmission routes in animals
- Communicable (infectious) diseases (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antibiotics
- Breaking the chain of infection
- Hygiene and sanitation
- Obligate parasites
- Pathogen groups and disease
- Transmission routes
- Transmission routes in plants
- Vaccination and immunity
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