Question

Infectious diseases spread

• A. only through mosquitoes
• B. from a healthy person
• C. from a patient to a healthy person
• D. only through droplets

Answer 1

The correct option is C

from a patient to a healthy person

The correct option is C:

Explanation of the correct option:

Option C:

Infectious Disease:

1. Infectious disease is the type of disease that spreads from one person to the other, through the direct transfer of bacteria, fungus, viruses, etc.
2. Infectious diseases spread from an infected person to a healthy person through cough, sneezing, or touch.
3. Examples of Infectious Disease: Chicken pox, measles, etc.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:

1. Mosquitoes are carriers of certain parasite that causes a number of diseases.
2. But the infectious disease is not caused by only mosquitoes.

Option B:

A healthy person does not transmit infectious diseases.

Option D:

The infectious disease spreads through air droplets but it can also be transmitted by touch or by certain vectors.

Final answer: Infectious diseases spread from a patient to a healthy person.