Direct Transmission

1. Direct Transmission BL-B-5 Click to know more Related Terms: Direct Transmission, Indirect Transmission, Vehicle-borne Transmission, Vector-borne Transmission, Airborne Transmission Click to know more about expert level training (Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute) A Manager’s Guide to Implementing Your Infectious Disease Business Continuity Plan A Manager’s Guide to ISO 22301 Standard for Business Continuity Management System 2. This type of transmission is, at base, immediate. The transfer of the infectious agent is, as the name implies, directly into the body. Different infectious agents may enter the body using different routes. Some routes by which infectious diseases are spread directly include personal contact, such as touching, biting, kissing or sexual intercourse. In these cases the agent enters the body through the skin, mouth, an open cut or sore, or sexual organs. Infectious agents may spread by tiny droplets of spray directly into the conjunctiva (the mucus membranes of the eye), or the nose or mouth during sneezing, coughing, spitting, singing or talking (although usually this type of spread is limited to about within one meter's distance.) This is called droplet spread. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)