What are the five Fs of indirect transmission?
Question & Answer (English)
What are the five Fs of indirect transmission?
- Fruit, fingers, flu, food and fluid
- Flies, fingers, fomites, food and fluid — Correct Answer
- Flies, fingers, friends, food and fruit
- Flies, fingers, fomites, food and fruit
The correct five Fs of indirect transmission of diseases (often related to the fecal-oral route) are: Flies, Fingers, Fomites, Food, and Fluid.
- Flies: Insects that can carry pathogens from waste to food.
- Fingers: Unwashed hands transferring germs.
- Fomites: Inanimate objects (like door handles, clothes, utensils) that carry infection.
- Food: Contaminated food items.
- Fluid: Contaminated water or other liquids.
प्रश्न एवं उत्तर (हिंदी)
अप्रत्यक्ष संचरण (indirect transmission) के पांच Fs क्या हैं?
- Fruit, fingers, flu, food and fluid
- Flies, fingers, fomites, food and fluid — सही उत्तर
- Flies, fingers, friends, food and fruit
- Flies, fingers, fomites, food and fruit
बीमारियों के अप्रत्यक्ष संचरण (अक्सर मलाशय-मुख मार्ग/fecal-oral route के संदर्भ में) के सही पांच Fs इस प्रकार हैं: Flies (मक्खियाँ), Fingers (उंगलियां), Fomites (संक्रमित वस्तुएं), Food (भोजन), और Fluid (तरल पदार्थ)।
- Flies: कीड़े जो गंदगी से रोगाणुओं को भोजन तक ले जा सकते हैं।
- Fingers: बिना धुले हाथ जो कीटाणुओं को स्थानांतरित करते हैं।
- Fomites: निर्जीव वस्तुएं (जैसे दरवाज़े के हैंडल, कपड़े, बर्तन) जो संक्रमण ले जा सकती हैं।
- Food: दूषित भोजन।
- Fluid: दूषित पानी या अन्य तरल पदार्थ।
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