Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Transmission

Transmission, in the context of disease, is the process by which an infectious agent passes from a source, whether an infected person, animal, vector or contaminated environment, to a susceptible host, establishing new infection. Recognised modes include direct contact, respiratory droplets and aerosols, faecal-oral…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 10 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 30× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2997-1977 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Transmission, in the context of disease, is the process by which an infectious agent passes from a source, whether an infected person, animal, vector or contaminated environment, to a susceptible host, establishing new infection. Recognised modes include direct contact, respiratory droplets and aerosols, faecal-oral spread through contaminated water or food, vector-borne transmission by insects, and transmission via blood or bodily fluids. Understanding these routes, and the dynamics that govern how rapidly an agent spreads through a population, is fundamental to predicting outbreaks and designing control measures such as vaccination, sanitation, vector control and behavioural interventions. The articles in this collection examine transmission across several pathogens and settings. Mathematical modelling of typhoid fever and analyses of malaria transmission in urban peripheral areas address the quantitative dynamics and persistence of infection, while multiple studies of COVID-19 explore respiratory spread, the role of face masks and school reopening, epidemic-wave dynamics, and the contribution of behaviour and knowledge to exposure risk. Zoonotic and parasitic transmission feature in work on protozoan parasites carried by domestic pigeons and the role of animals during the pandemic, and behavioural transmission of HIV is examined among students. Together these contributions present disease transmission as a measurable, modifiable process linking source, route and host, and as the central target of infection prevention and public-health response.

Research published in this journal

10 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 10 articles above have been cited 30 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Transmission, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Diseases (ISSN 2997-1977).

Journal editorial board
Madalena Barroso · Germany VASSILIKI PITIRIGA · Greece Andrzej Prystupa · Poland

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