Most common mode of transmission of Pasteurella Multocida is:: (A) Animal Bites or scratches, (B) Aerosols or dust, (C) Contaminated tissue, (D) Human to human
Answer is A. Animal bites and scratch marks are most common mode of transmission of Pasteurella Multocida. Ref: Parija Subhash Chandra (2009), Chapter 38, "Haemophilus, Pasteurella, and Actinobacillus", In the book "Textbook of Microbiology and Immunology", Elsevier Publications, India, Page 341; Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th Edition, Page 928; Textbook of Microbiology By Ananthnarayanan, 7th Edition, Page 331; Clinical Infectious Diseases By Schlossberg (2008), Page 1016