Transmission
Of
Diseases
By
Direct
Method
Such
methods
imply
close
or
personal
contact
with
one
who
has
the
disease.
Kissing,
hand
shaking,
sexual
intercourse
or
contact
with
faces
are
examples.Diseases
like
gonorrhea
and
genital
herpes,
and
many
diseases
of
instestine
are
spread
by
direct
contact.
Direct
contact
may
also
mean
exposure
to
droplets,
the
tiny
particles
of
mucus
expelled
from
the
respiratory
tract
during
a
cough
or
sneeze.
Diseases
spread
by
this
method
include
influenza.
measles,
pertussis
(whooping
cough),
streptococcal
sore
throat
etc.
For
some
diseases
as
rabies,
leptospirosis
and toxoplasmosis
direct
contact
with
animal
is
necessary.
