Q- Enlist various modes of spread of diseases. Giving one example of each.
Answer- There are many ways or mediums by which diseases could be transmitted or spread. Some of the modes of transmission or spread of diseases with examples are as follows:
(a) Contagious disease spread by contact. For example, leprosy.
(b) Eating contaminated food and water also leads to the spread of various diseases. For example, cholera.
(c) Diseases are also spread by the medium of carrier hosts or vectors. For example malaria.
(d) Many diseases are spread by animal bites. For example, rabies.
(e) Inhalation of air containing infectious microbes or microbial cysts contributes to the spread of disease from an infected person to a healthy one. For example, tuberculosis.
(f) Many diseases are spread by germs entering the body through injury. For example, tetanus.
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What are the different modes of spread of disease?
There are six main modes of spreading diseases. These are as follows:
1. Disease hosts or vectors
2. Eating contaminated food and water
3. Animal bites
4. Spread by contact
5. Air medium (Inhalation of air)
6. Injury or wound
What are the various means of spread of diseases Class 9?
The various means of spread of diseases are- Disease hosts or vectors, Eating contaminated food and water, Animal bite, Spread by contact, Air medium (Inhalation of air), and Injury or wound
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