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  2. Pathogen transmission - Wikipedia

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    Indirect contact transmission, also known as vehicle-borne transmission, involves transmission through contamination of inanimate objects. Vehicles that may indirectly transmit an infectious agent include food, water, biologic products such as blood , and fomites such as handkerchiefs, bedding, or surgical scalpels.

  3. Airborne transmission - Wikipedia

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    Airborne transmission or aerosol transmission is transmission of an infectious disease through small particles suspended in the air. [2] Infectious diseases capable of airborne transmission include many of considerable importance both in human and veterinary medicine .

  4. Hospital-acquired infection - Wikipedia

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    Microorganisms transmitted by airborne transmission include Legionella, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the rubeola and varicella viruses. Common vehicle transmission This applies to microorganisms transmitted to the host by contaminated fomite items, such as food, water, medications, devices, and equipment. Vector borne transmission

  5. Glossary of automotive terms - Wikipedia

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    Also gas pedal. A throttle in the form of a foot-operated pedal, or sometimes a hand-operated lever or paddle, by which the flow of fuel to the engine (and thereby the engine speed) is controlled, with depression of the pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate. admission stroke See induction stroke. aftermarket air brake 1. A type of brake in which the force that actuates the brake mechanism is ...

  6. Fomite - Wikipedia

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    During the first 24 hours, the risk can be reduced by increasing ventilation and waiting as long as possible before entering the space (at least several hours, based on documented airborne transmission cases), and using personal protective equipment (including any protection needed for the cleaning and disinfection products) to reduce risk.

  7. Ignition interlock device - Wikipedia

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    The interlock device is located inside the vehicle, near the driver’s seat, and is directly connected to the engine’s ignition system. [1] It is a form of electronic monitoring . An ignition interlock interrupts the signal from the ignition to the starter until a valid breath sample is provided that meets maximal alcohol guidelines in that ...

  8. Improvised explosive device - Wikipedia

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    A vehicle-borne IED, or VBIED, is a military term for a car bomb or truck bomb but can be any type of transportation such as a bicycle, motorcycle, donkey (DBIED [16]), etc. They are typically employed by insurgents , in particular ISIS , [ citation needed ] and can carry a relatively large payload.

  9. Droplet nucleus - Wikipedia

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    These particles are "the vehicle for airborne respiratory disease transmission, which are the dried-out residual of droplets possibly containing infectious pathogens". [3] Diseases such as tuberculous and COVID-19 can be transmitted via droplet nuclei. [2] [4]