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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

direct transmission
    n 1: a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is
         transferred directly into the body via touching or biting
         or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering
         the eye or nose or mouth