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
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Foot-and-mouth disease
Wikimedia FoundationFoot-and-mouth disease, lead section, transmission sentence (Viral Diseases of Livestock subcategory)Quote, Foot-and-mouth disease, lead section, transmission sentence (Viral Diseases of Livestock subcategory)
The FMD virus can be transmitted in a number of ways, including close-contact, animal-to-animal spread, long-distance aerosol spread and fomites, or inanimate objects, typically fodder and motor vehicles.
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