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Infectious diseases in humans

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Separate cause and route

A fictional outbreak report states that a pathogenic bacterium was found in drinking water and that people became ill after drinking it. Identify the pathogen and transmission route. Explain one measure that interrupts that route, and contrast this disease with type 2 diabetes.

Cause -> vehicle -> entry -> interruption. Then compare transmissibility.

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