This dimension sorts pests and diseases by their formal classification. Wikipedia notes that plant pathology covers "pathogen identification, disease etiology, disease cycles, economic impact, plant disease epidemiology, plant disease resistance," each a different way of classifying the same underlying threat. Browsing by classification keeps pests and diseases of the same formal type grouped together.
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Typical Transmission or Damage ModeContact, Airborne or Fomite 1 Type/Classification
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1. Wikipedia: Bovine tuberculosis
Wikimedia FoundationBovine tuberculosis, transmission sentence (Bacterial Diseases of Livestock subcategory)Quote, Bovine tuberculosis, transmission sentence (Bacterial Diseases of Livestock subcategory)
it can be spread in exhaled air, sputum, urine, faeces, and pus, so the disease can be transmitted by direct contact, contact with the excreta of an infected animal, or inhalation of aerosols, depending on the species involved
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