Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun direct_transmission

1 sense of direct transmission

Sense 1
direct transmission -- (a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth)
       => transmission mechanism -- (any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being)