Mode of transmissionEhrlich calls this the means of transmission
How the organism travels from reservoir to host. Six routes: direct contact, droplet, airborne, fomite (a contaminated object), vehicle (contaminated food, water or soil) and vector (an insect).
Break it here
This is the radiographer’s link. Hand hygiene first — medically aseptic handwashing is an easy and effective way to control transmission. Then the fomite route, which is yours to own: dusting, disinfecting equipment, handling linens and disposing of waste are all medical asepsis, and your imaging table is the fomite.