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transmission

English translation: passing along

07:23 Mar 11, 2005
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: transmission
Cholera is an illness caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae that can be spread to humans by contaminated water or food via faecal-oral transmission

In which sense transmission has been used? Thanks to all of you.
Ketan
Selected answer:passing along
Explanation:
This is the way the germ is passed from one human to another. An infected person has the germ in their excrement. When hygiene is poor, the germs are on the person's hands, then if they prepare food, the germ passes onto the food, then others eat the contaminated food... hence the faecal-oral transmission.

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-03-11 07:34:09 GMT)
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Similarly, in poor sanitary conditions, the infected excrement gets into the water supply.
Selected response from:

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 18:35
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you for your great and marvellous answers.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +6passing along
Dr Sue Levy (X)
5 +2infection, transmitting the bacteria
Alaa Zeineldine
5To cause to spread (an infection)
Anna Maria Augustine (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
infection, transmitting the bacteria


Explanation:
Transmitting bacteria from one person to another.

Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 19:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kirill Semenov: infecting another person via excrements or simply via air
6 mins
agree  Jörgen Slet
4 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
passing along


Explanation:
This is the way the germ is passed from one human to another. An infected person has the germ in their excrement. When hygiene is poor, the germs are on the person's hands, then if they prepare food, the germ passes onto the food, then others eat the contaminated food... hence the faecal-oral transmission.

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-03-11 07:34:09 GMT)
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Similarly, in poor sanitary conditions, the infected excrement gets into the water supply.

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 18:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 100
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you for your great and marvellous answers.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
11 mins
  -> thanks Saleh :-)
agree  Sven Petersson
17 mins
  -> thanks Sven :-)
agree  Martinique: transmission = transfer
3 hrs
  -> thanks Martinique :-)
agree  Jörgen Slet
4 hrs
  -> thanks Jörgen :-)
agree  RHELLER: such details :-)
7 hrs
  -> hangover from MPH lecturing days ;-)
agree  Alp Berker
12 hrs
  -> thanks Alp :-)
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
To cause to spread (an infection)


Explanation:
1. To send from one person, thing, or place to another; convey. See Synonyms at convey, send1.
2. To cause to spread; pass on: transmit an infection.

www.thefreedictionary.com/transmit



Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 18:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 27
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