ways disease can spread

Cards (5)

  • animal vector: a vector that can carry a pathogen from one host to another
  • contaminated food: food that has been contaminated by microorganisms
  • infected water: water that has been contaminated by sewage or faecal matter
  • allergy: a condition in which the body's immune system overreacts to a substance that is normally harmless
  • inherited: runs in your genes from parents