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Classification of Communicable Disease

communicable diseases can be classified as:

Classification Of Communicable Disease

Epidemiologic classification of communicable diseases based on the mode of transmission of the infectious agent, communicable diseases can be classified as:

·  Waterborne diseases: transmitted by ingestion of contaminated water.

·  Food borne diseases: transmitted by the ingestion of contaminated food.

·  Airborne diseases: transmitted through the air.

·  Vector-borne diseases: transmitted by vectors, such as mosquitoes and flies.

Vehicle borne

An indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vehicle (or fomite) touches a person’s body or is ingested.


 

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