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Horizontal disease transmission

Horizontal Disease Transmission is the transmission of an infectious disease or pathogen from one individual to another in the same generation.[1] Horizontal transmission can occur by either direct contact (licking, touching, biting), or indirect contact (vectors or fomites that allow the transmission of disease without physical contact).[2]


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