Biological Transmission Differs from Mechanical Transmission in That Biological Transmission

question 50

Multiple Choice

Biological transmission differs from mechanical transmission in that biological transmission

• A) requires an arthropod.
• B) requires direct contact.
• C) works only with noncommunicable diseases.
• D) involves specific diseases.
• E) involves fomites.

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Definitions:

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.

Dissociative Disorder

A mental health condition that involves experiencing a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions, and identity.

Fugue State

A rare psychiatric disorder characterized by reversible amnesia for personal identity, including the memories, personality, and other identifying characteristics of individuality.

Memory Loss

The inability to remember information or experiences, which can be temporary or permanent, and is often associated with aging, trauma, or brain conditions.