s/n9460680

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has gloss	(noun) any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being transmission mechanism
lexicalization	eng: transmission mechanism
subclass of	(noun) a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection" mechanism
has subclass	(noun) a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract airborne transmission
has subclass	(noun) a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth direct transmission
has subclass	(noun) a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vector indirect transmission