All infectious diseases can be spread through contact from one person to another.

True or false?

False.

Not all infectious diseases can be spread through contact from one person to another. Some diseases require specific modes of transmission, such as through contaminated food or water, vectors like mosquitoes or ticks, or through the air by respiratory droplets.

False. Not all infectious diseases can be spread through direct contact from one person to another. Some infectious diseases can be transmitted through other means such as airborne transmission, waterborne transmission, vector-borne transmission, or through contaminated surfaces and objects.