What Term Are They Looking For?

[Pachinko]

I was given the following question:

"When a disease is transmitted from one person to another through exchange of body fluids, this is called _____________"

I would've said "transmission," but that's not correct. Any other ideas? Thank you in advance!

[blue eyes]

i think the term may be "direct contact".

from my micro book:

"direct contact refers to close of intimate contact b/w the infected person and susceptible individual. exposure to skin and body secretions, such as occurs during kissing and sexual activity, is a major route of transmission of many infectious diseases ..."

"skin infections such as herpes, cutaneous fungi infections and bacteria from infected wounds can also be transmitted by direct contact".

see you have

1) contact transmission - direct, indirect and droplet transmission.

2) common vehicle transmission - airborne, water-borne, food-borne

3) transmission by vectors, mechanical and biological transmission.

but i wouldn't think any of these match the description

"when a disease is transmitted from one person to another through exchange of body fluids, this is called _____________"

(except for direct contact).

[RNPATL, DNP, RN]

I was given the following question:

"When a disease is transmitted from one person to another through exchange of body fluids, this is called _____________"

I would've said "transmission," but that's not correct. Any other ideas? Thank you in advance!

I think it might be helpful if they defined the body fluids .. in most cases, I would think the correct answer would be sexually transmitted disease.

[VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN]

What about blood borne pathogen?

[Nrs_angie, BSN, RN]

It is Bloodborne pathogen. (and bloodborne is one word, I checked Taber's)