Locus
In transmission, a locus is the point on the body where a pathogen enters.
- In droplet contact and other airborne transmission it is generally the respiratory system
- In direct physical and indirect contact it is generally through a wound in the skin or through a mucous membrane
- In fecal-oral transmission, it is through the mouth.
- In vector borne transmission, it is at the bite or sting of the vector.
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