Different Types of Infectious Diseases by Mode of Transmission

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Introduction/Background Information Infectious Diseases

Contact
a. Direct Contact
i. Precautions
b. Indirect Contact
i. Precautions
c. Droplet
i. Precautions
Non-Contact
a. Airborne
i. Precautions
b. Vehicle
i. Precautions
c. Vector-borne
i. Precautions
Conclusion

Annotated Bibliography
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and different parts of the world over the years. Furthermore, it examines challenges facing by
different countries regarding vaccines, outbreak investigations, and other public health issues.

The e-book explains the source, mode of transmission and management of specific
diseases.
The information from this resource will be used in the body paragraph of the research
paper to cite some specific example of disease and their treatment.
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biological agents as weapons for terrorism, re-emergence of old diseases, and technology against
biological agents.
The article identifies different kinds of biological agents, their source, how they affect the
human body, precaution and management.
The information in this source will be used to provide information for diseases that can
be contracted through airborne.
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Virus which is via blood transfusion. It was initially known to be transmitted through infected
mosquitoes.

The article answers the question how a person can be contracted with West Nile Virus.
The information from this source will be used to discuss infectious disease transmission
through vector and vehicle in the body paragraph of the paper.
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and identifies diseases that it can protect people from. It also examines and revealed studies
regarding autism and other developmental disorders linking to vaccines.
The e-book explains that evidence that links vaccines to developmental disorders are
either inadequate or rejected by leading public health institutions and laboratories. It also
identifies specific vaccines used to combat specific diseases.
The information from this source will be used to provide information to discuss
immunization for precautions of contact diseases.
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This journal discusses trends regarding new clinical syndromes, resources for
investigation, and laboratory diagnosis infectious diseases. It also examines the involvement of
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and The World Health Organization with the fight
against infectious disease.

It answers the question of the problems with the emergence of new infectious diseases. It
also tackles the measures that being taken by the WHO in order to deal with the current issues of
public health.
Information from this source will be use to provide opening statement or relevant facts
for the introduction and the conclusion of the paper.