Question

part a - lo 1. describe the process of infection and the factors that increase your risk for infectious diseases
in order for infection to spread, the infectious agent must move from one host to another. there are several routes of transmission by which invading organisms move between hosts.
which example below best illustrates transmission of a pathogen by direct contact?
brandon catches a stomach virus after touching a shopping cart where a sick child had been seated
diana is infected with hepatitis a after eating food contaminated by a sick food service worker.
tyler contracts mononucleosis after sharing water bottles at basketball practice.
michelle is infected with a cold sore after kissing her boyfriend who has a herpes simplex sore on his lip.

Explanation:

Direct - contact transmission involves physical contact between an infected and a non - infected person. Kissing is a form of direct physical contact. In the first three examples, the pathogen is transmitted via an inanimate object (shopping cart, food, water bottle), which is indirect contact transmission.

Answer:

Michelle is infected with a cold sore after kissing her boyfriend who has a herpes simplex sore on his lip.