1. Which of the following can be considered fomites: A. Door handle, soap dispenser, a dog infected with rabies virus B. Pencils, a mosquito, unwashed iceberg salad C. Blood pressure cuff, towels, bitten cookies D. All choices are correct 2. An insect that transmits causative agent from infected organism to uninfected one is a/an A. Fomes B. Direct transmitter C. Vector D. Inoculum

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Braydon Guerra

Biology

1 July, 09:55

1. Which of the following can be considered fomites: A. Door handle, soap dispenser, a dog infected with rabies virus B. Pencils, a mosquito, unwashed iceberg salad C. Blood pressure cuff, towels, bitten cookies D. All choices are correct 2. An insect that transmits causative agent from infected organism to uninfected one is a/an A. Fomes B. Direct transmitter C. Vector D. Inoculum

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Chris Cruz · Answer 1

1) C. Blood pressure cuff, towels, bitten cookies

2) C. Vector

Explanation:

1) C. Fomities are things that tend to carry infections. Here C is the most plausible answer

2) C. Vector. You often hear this when we talk about diseases that can spread like when mosquitoes spread disease, they act as vector