DIRECT TRANSMISSION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("direct transmission" is a kind of...):

transmission mechanism (any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being)

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