Which of the following is not an example of Direct transmission in communicable disease?: (A) Transplacental, (B) Soil contact, (C) Droplet nuclei, (D) Skin contact
Answer is C. Direct transmission includes the following modes of transmission: 1. Direct Contact 2. Droplet infection 3. Contact with soil 4. Inoculation into skin/mucosa 5. Trans-placental (veical) Indirect transmission: 1. Vehicle-borne 2. Vector-borne Mechanical Biological 3. Air-borne Droplet nuclei Dust 4. Fomite-borne 5. Unclean hands and fingers