This mode of transmission is known as Contact-Indirect. In this case, the thermometer acts as an inanimate object (fomite) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another without direct contact between the two individuals.
If someone uses a thermometer that isn't sanitized on a new patient, she can pass an infectious disease from the inanimate object (thermometer) to the host (person.) This is known as what mode of transmission?
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Droplet
Airborne
Contact-Direct
Contact-Indirect
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