Transmission
Of
Diseases
By
Indirect
Method
These
include
consumption
of
contaminated
food
or
water
as
well
as
contact
with
fomites.
Foods
may
become
contaminated
during
processing
or
handling
or
they
may
come
from
diseased
animals.
Poultry
products
are
common
source
of
salmonellosis
(Salmonella
infects
chickens).
Pork
may
spread
trichinosis
(parasites
live
in
muscles
of
pig).Fomites
are
inanimate
objects
(clothing,
utensils)
that
carry
disease
agents.
Bed
linens
may
be
contaminated
with
pinworm
eggs.
Contaminated
syringe
may
carry
hepatitis
B
viruses.Arthropods
are
important
means
of
indirect
transmission.
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