Question

vector contact involves contact with
a. an infected surface
b. contaminated water
c. an infected organism
d. a carrier organism
please select the best answer from the choices provided.
a
b
c
d

Explanation:

Vector contact is a mode of disease transmission. A vector is an organism that can carry and transmit pathogens. For example, mosquitoes (carrier organisms) can transmit malaria. An infected surface (A) is fomite - borne transmission. Contaminated water (B) is water - borne transmission. An infected organism (C) could be direct contact with an infected host. But vector contact specifically involves a carrier organism (like a mosquito, tick etc.) that can carry and transfer the pathogen.

Answer:

D. a carrier organism