Sentences with phrase «contaminated fomites»

Parvovirus is primarily transmitted through direct contact, but indirect modes of transmission; such as contaminated fomites (any object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms) have been noted.

Dog Flu, also referred to as Canine Influenza or CIV, is highly contagious and rapidly spread by a combination of aerosols, droplets, and direct contact with respiratory secretions or contaminated fomites.

Not exact matches

The common cold virus is typically transmitted via airborne droplets (aerosols), direct contact with infected nasal secretions, or fomites (contaminated objects).

As Charles Krauthammer has put it, AIDS is the archetypal behavioral epidemic: it is not spread through the water supply or the air, it is not transmitted in contaminated food or infected fomites.

This doesn't mean your puppy necessarily has to eat the feces of an infected dog, your puppy can get parvo by simply licking his paws after walking on contaminated soil or the sole of your shoes (fomites).

Direct contact with an infected cat is one mode of transmission; the virus is also spread through contact with fomites (contaminated objects) such as hands, instruments, clothing, food and water dishes, toys and bedding.

FPV is spread by direct contact with an infected cat or by contact with fomites, objects contaminated with the secretions from a sick cat.

The virus is shed primarily in respiratory discharge and transmission can be via direct contact, fomites (contaminated objects such as hands, surfaces, clothing, etc.), droplets, and aerosol spread.

All efforts must be made to prevent this pathogen entering the wild amphibian population (eg, via release of infected animals or the discarding of contaminated water or fomites in amphibian habitats such as garden settings).