Question

Name one disease which spreads through direct contact.

Answer 1

• Infectious diseases like chicken pox can spread through direct contact.
• By direct contact refers to the exposure to the infected person through person-to-person contact, or by droplet infection via sneezing, coughing, and talking.
• Chickenpox is transmitted from person to person by directly touching the blisters, saliva or mucus of an infected person. The virus can also be transmitted through the air by coughing and sneezing.