Patricia is cleaning up after her little sister who is sick. She is trying to make sure that her sister doesn’t infect her grandmother who lives with them. Patricia wipes all the surfaces that her sister might have touched whenever she leaves the room and picks up her used Kleenex. A few days later, Patricia gets sick. Which mode of transmission did she MOST LIKELY contract the illness through?

vitamin transmission

vector transmission

vehicle transmission

value transmission

1 answer

Patricia most likely contracted the illness through vehicle transmission. This mode of transmission refers to the spread of pathogens through contaminated surfaces, objects, or materials, which can include items like used tissues (Kleenex) and other surfaces that her sister may have touched.