format-version: 1.0 date: 06:02:2008 14:52 saved-by: Lynn auto-generated-by: OBO-Edit 1.101 default-namespace: transmission_process [Term] id: TRANS:0000000 name: transmission process def: "A process that is the means during which the pathogen is transmitted directly or indirectly from its natural reservoir, a susceptible host or source to a new host." [URL:http\://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/catalog/pdf-file/Epi_Course.pdf] [Term] id: TRANS:0000001 name: direct def: "Direct transmission is a transmission process that is the means during which the pathogen is transmitted immediately from a reservoir, source or host to another host." [Gemina:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", URL:http\://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/catalog/pdf-file/Epi_Course.pdf] is_a: TRANS:0000000 ! transmission process [Term] id: TRANS:0000002 name: indirect def: "Indirect transmission is a transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host by intermediary vehicles, vectors or as airborne dust particles." [Gemina:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", URL:http\://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/catalog/pdf-file/Epi_Course.pdf] is_a: TRANS:0000000 ! transmission process [Term] id: TRANS:0000003 name: mechanical def: "Mechanical transmission is an indirect vector-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host by being transported on the external surface of the vector." [REF:lschriml "Lynn Schriml "] is_a: TRANS:0000005 ! vector-borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000004 name: unknown is_obsolete: true [Term] id: TRANS:0000005 name: vector-borne def: "Vector-borne transmission is an indirect transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an animate intermediary vector to another host. Most vectors are arthropods such as mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks." [REF:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", URL:http\://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/catalog/pdf-file/Epi_Course.pdf] is_a: TRANS:0000002 ! indirect [Term] id: TRANS:0000006 name: congenital def: "Congenital transmission is a direct transmission process during which the pathogen is transmitted directly from mother to child at or around the time of birth." [Gemina:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", URL:http\://www.m-w.com/dictionary/congenital] exact_synonym: "mother-to-child transmission" [] is_a: TRANS:0000001 ! direct [Term] id: TRANS:0000007 name: contact def: "Contact transmission is a direct transmission process during which the pathogen is transmitted from a reservoir, source or host to another host by kissing, skin-to-skin contact, sexual intercourse, or by contact with soil or vegetation containing the pathogen." [REF:lschriml "Lynn Schriml "] is_a: TRANS:0000001 ! direct [Term] id: TRANS:0000008 name: droplet spread def: "Droplet spread transmission is a direct transmission process during which the pathogen is transmitted from a reservoir, source or host to another host by spray of aerosols over a short distance, spray from sneezing, coughing or talking." [REF:lschriml "Lynn Schriml "] is_a: TRANS:0000001 ! direct [Term] id: TRANS:0000009 name: airborne def: "Airborne transmission is an indirect transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host while suspended in the air as dust." [REF:lschriml "Lynn Schriml "] is_a: TRANS:0000002 ! indirect [Term] id: TRANS:0000010 name: vehicle-borne def: "Vehicle-borne transmission is an indirect transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host by inanimate intermediary vehicle objects." [REF:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", URL:http\://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/catalog/pdf-file/Epi_Course.pdf] is_a: TRANS:0000002 ! indirect [Term] id: TRANS:0000011 name: vehicle-borne fomite def: "Vehicle-borne fomite transmission is an indirect vehicle-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host by inanimate objects including: medical instruments, cloth, fur, metal or plastic utensils." [REF:lschriml "Lynn Schriml "] is_a: TRANS:0000010 ! vehicle-borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000012 name: vehicle-borne ingestion def: "Vehicle-borne ingestion transmission is an indirect vehicle-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host by ingestion of fluids or foods or food products including: food, water, milk, or meat products." [REF:lschriml "Lynn Schriml "] is_a: TRANS:0000010 ! vehicle-borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000013 name: vehicle-borne medical def: "Vehicle-borne medical transmission is an indirect vehicle-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host by biological products including: blood, serum, plasma, tissue, or organs." [REF:lschriml "Lynn Schriml "] is_a: TRANS:0000010 ! vehicle-borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000014 name: vector-borne bite def: "Vector-borne bite transmission is an indirect vector-borne transmission during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred by insect bites from a reservoir, source or host via a vector to another host." [REF:lschriml "Lynn Schriml "] is_a: TRANS:0000005 ! vector-borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000015 name: vector-borne gastro-intestinal def: "Vector-borne gastro-intestinal transmission is an indirect vector-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is transported, from a reservoir, source or host to another host, within the vector and undergoes part of it's lifecycle in the intermediate host." [REF:lschriml "Lynn Schriml "] exact_synonym: "biologic transmission" [] is_a: TRANS:0000005 ! vector-borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000016 name: undocumented is_obsolete: true [Term] id: TRANS:0000017 name: not curated is_obsolete: true [Term] id: TRANS:0000018 name: placental def: "Placental transmission is a congenital transmission process during which the pathogen is transmitted directly from mother to child across the placental barrier." [REF:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", URL:http\://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html] is_a: TRANS:0000006 ! congenital [Term] id: TRANS:0000019 name: arthropod borne def: "Arthropod borne transmission is a vector-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an animate intermediary arthropod vector to another host." [Gemina:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", URL:http\://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/catalog/pdf-file/Epi_Course.pdf] is_a: TRANS:0000005 ! vector-borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000020 name: insect borne def: "Insect borne transmission is an arthropod vector-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an intermediary insect vector such as a flea or mosquito to another host." [Gemina:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", URL:http\://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/text18/humanvectors.html] is_a: TRANS:0000019 ! arthropod borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000021 name: mosquito borne def: "Mosquito borne transmission is an insect borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an intermediary mosquito vector to another host." [Gemina:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", wiki:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito] is_a: TRANS:0000020 ! insect borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000022 name: Anopheles gambiae borne def: "Anopheles gambiae borne transmission is a mosquito borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an intermediary mosquito vector of the species Anopheles gambiae to another host." [Gemina:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", wiki:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito] is_a: TRANS:0000021 ! mosquito borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000023 name: flea borne def: "Flea borne transmission is an insect borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an intermediary flea vector to another host." [Gemina:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", wiki:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea] is_a: TRANS:0000020 ! insect borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000024 name: tick borne def: "Tick borne transmission is an arachnid borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an intermediary tick vector to another host." [Gemina:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", wiki:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick, wiki:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_%28disease%29] is_a: TRANS:0000027 ! arachnid borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000025 name: copepod borne def: "Copepod borne transmission is a vector-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an animate intermediary copepod vector to another host." [Gemina:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", URL:http\://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/catalog/pdf-file/Epi_Course.pdf] is_a: TRANS:0000015 ! vector-borne gastro-intestinal [Term] id: TRANS:0000026 name: Dracunculus medinensis borne def: "Dracunculus medinensis borne transmission is a copepod borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an animate intermediary copepod vector of the species Dracunculus medinensis to another host." [Gemina:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", URL:http\://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/catalog/pdf-file/Epi_Course.pdf] exact_synonym: "Guinea worm borne" [] is_a: TRANS:0000025 ! copepod borne [Term] id: TRANS:0000027 name: arachnid borne def: "Arachnid borne transmission is an arthropod vector-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an intermediary arthropod vector such as a tick to another host." [Gemina:lschriml "Lynn Schriml ", wiki:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_%28disease%29] is_a: TRANS:0000019 ! arthropod borne