Spread via insects like mosquitoes or ticks.

Spread via insects like mosquitoes or ticks.

• A. Airborne Transmission
• B. Bloodborne Transmission
• C. Vector Borne Transmission
• D. Sexual Transmission

Answer: (C)

Vector-borne transmission occurs when a living vector, such as an insect, carries a pathogen from one host to another. Insects like mosquitoes or ticks act as the vectors; they become infected by feeding on an already infected host and then transmit the pathogen during subsequent feedings. This is different from airborne transmission, which spreads through droplets or aerosols in the air; bloodborne transmission, which involves pathogens entering through blood contact; and sexual transmission, which occurs through sexual activity. So diseases that spread via mosquitoes or ticks are categorized as vector-borne transmission. Examples include malaria, dengue, Zika, and Lyme disease.

Vector-borne transmission occurs when a living vector, such as an insect, carries a pathogen from one host to another. Insects like mosquitoes or ticks act as the vectors; they become infected by feeding on an already infected host and then transmit the pathogen during subsequent feedings. This is different from airborne transmission, which spreads through droplets or aerosols in the air; bloodborne transmission, which involves pathogens entering through blood contact; and sexual transmission, which occurs through sexual activity. So diseases that spread via mosquitoes or ticks are categorized as vector-borne transmission. Examples include malaria, dengue, Zika, and Lyme disease.