Infectious diseases in children can be transmitted through several routes:
Direct contact: Involves physical contact between an infected individual and a child. This can include touching, kissing, or other forms of close contact. Indirect contact: Involves contact with contaminated surfaces, objects, or materials. Children can pick up pathogens from toys, doorknobs, or other objects. Droplet transmission: Occurs when respiratory droplets containing pathogens are expelled by an infected person through coughing, sneezing, or talking and are inhaled by a child. Airborne transmission: Involves the spread of pathogens through the air over longer distances. Diseases like measles can be transmitted this way. Vector-borne transmission: Involves insects such as mosquitoes or ticks that carry pathogens and transmit them to children through bites.
