This document discusses different methods of disease transmission including direct contact, indirect contact through fomites, droplets, airborne transmission, fecal-oral transmission, and vector-borne transmission. It also outlines common strategies for managing disease spread, which generally involve identifying infected individuals, providing early and aggressive treatment, implementing quarantine measures, conducting mass education efforts, and performing immunizations.

1. Geography of Food and Health
Management of the Spread of
Disease

2. Diseases Spread by….

3. Direct Contact Transmission e.g. STDs

4. Indirect Transmission via
fomite (substance/object
capable of carrying bacteria)

5. Droplet and airborne transmission

6. Fecal-Oral transmission

7. Vector-borne transmission

8. Disease Management
Almost all disease management strategies
involve the following:
• Identification of infected people
• Early and aggressive treatment
• Quarantine
• Mass education
• Immunization

9. Identification of
Infected People

11. Early and aggressive
treatment