Direct contact could be skin-to-skin contact, kissing, sexual intercourse, contact with soil or  vegetation containing infectious agents, or pets. 

Direct Contact Transmission of Infection

Spread through large airborne droplets over a short distance caused by sneezing, coughing, or talking.

Droplet Spread Transmission of Infection

- Direct  Contact Transmission of Infection
- Droplet Spread Transmission of Infection


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The infectious agent is transferred from a reservoir to a susceptible host by direct contact or droplet spread.

Direct Transmission of Infection

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Centers for Disease control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/. 

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