source of infection (Q11769)
is the site from which organisms are transmitted to a susceptible host, either directly or indirectly through an intermediary object, such as fecal-oral, fecal-soil, excreta, tissue, food, seafood/shellfish, dairy, edible plant, water.
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| English | source of infection |
is the site from which organisms are transmitted to a susceptible host, either directly or indirectly through an intermediary object, such as fecal-oral, fecal-soil, excreta, tissue, food, seafood/shellfish, dairy, edible plant, water. |
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