Question 1

can dogs spread infections to humans?

Accepted Answer

A zoonosis: Is an infection spread from a animal to man.  The most classical dog zoonosis is rabies. This is rare in the usa but capnocytophaga (a bacterium) can be spread by a bite. Leptospirosis is another canine zoonosis.

Question 2

how are diseases spread by droplet infection?

Accepted Answer

COVID 19:  Small droplets can be relesed when someone coughs, sneezes, sings or breaths. That can reach to another person and enter their body via eyes, nose or mouth and then lead to a respiratory infection. Or the germs may be on someones hands who then touches their eyes, nose or mouth.

Question 3

what are the most common modes of spread of infection?

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Person-person-fomite: Infections can be spread person to person by hands, in food preparation or through touching objects where the organisms can live (fomites) like objects contaminated by body fluids such as toilets, sinks, door nobs ; flat surfaces.  Spread can be airborne for some with sneezing being a better spread than cough.  Infections can spread through direct contact (skin lesions, kisses, sex, birth...).

Question 4

how do polygamists not spread infection from wife to wife?

Accepted Answer

STDs?: Somebody in this structure has to be having sex elsewhere in order to acquire a transmissible infection.  Once that happens, all parties will be infected.  If not talking about STDs then it is still likely that transmissible infections will be passed among persons having intimate contacts with each other.

Question 5

can him having that infection spread to me through intercourse?

Accepted Answer

Which infection?: If he has a sexually transmitted disease - it could be transmitted to you.

Question 6

i just recovered from covid-19 but i still have coughing. i tested negative. can i still spread the infection to others?

Accepted Answer

: People with COVID are noninfectious to others 10 days after onset of symptoms. Cough can continue much longer. Even beyond 10 days, you might want to wear a mask around others, or be especially careful to cover your cough:  just courtesy so they don't worry.

Question 7

are meningococcal infections spread from person to person?

Accepted Answer

Yes: They spread by direct close contact with nose or throat discharges of an infected person. Those at increased risk include infants, children, college students living in dorms, household contacts of an infected person, immunocompromised people, and people traveling to the endemic parts of the world.

Question 8

how does the rotavirus infections spread?

Accepted Answer

Fecal-oral: Mainly by fecal-oral route via contaminated hands utensils food and drink.

Question 9

can i spread yeast infection to my child?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely.: Yeast are biological organisms that can spread fairly easily. A good example is thrush--a yeast infection of the mouth that frequently causes a diaper rash. Depending on where your yeast infection is located, whether you share the same towel or bathe together can all influence this possibility. Also, younger children taking antibiotics--especially cephalosporins--can be predisposed to yeast.

Question 10

when using a heating pad does the infection spread?

Accepted Answer

No it does not.: Using a heating pad will not spread an infection.  Especially if that infection is inside the body.

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