Question

select the correct answer
dora has many raccoons around her house. raccoons carry the rabies virus. one night when dora takes out the trash, she gets bitten by a raccoon. dora immediately goes
to the doctor, who gives her multiple injections. which mode of disease transmission could potentially transmit rabies from the raccoon to dora?
a. oral
b. direct contact
c. vector
d. fomite
e. aerosol

Explanation:

Rabies transmission from the raccoon to Dora occurred via a bite, which is a form of direct physical contact between the infected animal and the human. This fits the definition of direct contact transmission, where the pathogen is transferred through immediate physical interaction. Other options (oral, vector, fomite, aerosol) do not apply here as the transmission was not through ingestion, an intermediate vector, a contaminated object, or airborne particles.

Answer:

B. direct contact