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A disease is infectious if the causative agent, whether a virus, bacterium, protozoa, or toxin, can be passed from one host to another through modes of transmission such as direct physical contact, airborne droplets, water or food, disease vectors, or mother to newborn.
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Li, M.Y. (2018). Important Concepts in Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases. In: An Introduction to Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases. Mathematics of Planet Earth, vol 2 . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72122-4_1
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