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data-version: releases/2022-10-10/trans.obo
date: 10:10:2022 13:16
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default-namespace: transmission_process
remark: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/trans.owl/
ontology: trans
property_value: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description "The Pathogen Transmission Ontology describes the tranmission methods of human disease pathogens describing how a pathogen is transmitted from one host, reservoir, or source to another host. The pathogen transmission may occur either directly or indirectly and may involve animate vectors or inanimate vehicles." xsd:string
property_value: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title "Pathogen Transmission Ontology" xsd:string
property_value: http://purl.org/dc/terms/license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ xsd:string
property_value: IAO:0000700 TRANS:0000000

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000000
name: transmission process
def: "A process that is the means during which the pathogen is transmitted directly or indirectly from its natural reservoir, a susceptible host or source to a new host." [https://courses.lumenlearning.com/microbiology/chapter/modes-of-disease-transmission/, https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000001
name: direct transmission
def: "Direct transmission is a transmission process that is the means during which the pathogen is transmitted immediately from a reservoir, source or host to another host." [https://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/files/directindtranspi.pdf, https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000000 ! transmission process

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000002
name: indirect transmission
def: "Indirect transmission is a transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host by intermediary vehicles, vectors or as airborne dust particles." [https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000000 ! transmission process

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000003
name: mechanical transmission
def: "Mechanical transmission is an indirect vector-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host by being transported on the external surface of the vector." [https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000005 ! vector-borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000004
name: obsolete unknown
is_obsolete: true

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000005
name: vector-borne transmission
def: "Vector-borne transmission is an indirect transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an animate intermediary vector to another host. Most vectors are arthropods such as mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_(epidemiology), https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000002 ! indirect transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000006
name: congenital transmission
def: "Congenital transmission is a direct transmission process during which the pathogen is transmitted directly from mother to child at or around the time of birth." [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/congenital]
synonym: "mother-to-child transmission" EXACT []
is_a: TRANS:0000001 ! direct transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000007
name: contact transmission
def: "Contact transmission is a direct transmission process during which the pathogen is transmitted   from a reservoir, source or host to another host by kissing, skin-to-skin contact, sexual intercourse, or by contact with soil or vegetation containing the pathogen." [https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000001 ! direct transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000008
name: droplet spread transmission
def: "Droplet spread transmission is a direct transmission process during which the pathogen is transmitted from a reservoir, source or host to another host by spray of aerosols over a short distance, spray from sneezing, coughing or talking." [https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000001 ! direct transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000009
name: airborne transmission
def: "Airborne transmission is an indirect transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host while suspended in the air as dust." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_disease#Transmission]
is_a: TRANS:0000002 ! indirect transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000010
name: vehicle-borne transmission
def: "Vehicle-borne transmission is an indirect transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host by inanimate intermediary vehicle objects." [https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000002 ! indirect transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000011
name: vehicle-borne fomite transmission
def: "Vehicle-borne fomite transmission is an indirect vehicle-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host by inanimate objects including: medical instruments, cloth, fur, metal or plastic utensils." [https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000010 ! vehicle-borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000012
name: vehicle-borne ingestion transmission
def: "Vehicle-borne ingestion transmission is an indirect vehicle-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host by ingestion of fluids or foods or food products including: food, water, milk, or meat products." [https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000010 ! vehicle-borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000013
name: vehicle-borne medical transmission
def: "Vehicle-borne medical transmission is an indirect vehicle-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host to another host by biological products including: blood, serum, plasma, tissue, or organs." [https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000010 ! vehicle-borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000014
name: vector-borne bite transmission
def: "Vector-borne bite transmission is an indirect vector-borne transmission during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred by insect bites from a reservoir, source or host via a vector to another host." [https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000005 ! vector-borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000015
name: biologic transmission
def: "Biological transmission is an indirect vector-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is transported, from a reservoir, source or host to another host, within the vector and undergoes part of it's lifecycle in the vector." [https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D6818.PDF]
synonym: "vector-borne gastro-intestinal" EXACT []
is_a: TRANS:0000005 ! vector-borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000016
name: obsolete undocumented
is_obsolete: true

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000017
name: obsolete not curated
is_obsolete: true

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000018
name: placental transmission
def: "Placental transmission is a congenital transmission process during which the pathogen is transmitted directly from mother to child across the placental barrier." [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000006 ! congenital transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000019
name: arthropod borne transmission
def: "Arthropod borne transmission is a vector-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an animate intermediary arthropod vector to another host." [https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000005 ! vector-borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000020
name: insect borne transmission
def: "Insect borne transmission is an arthropod vector-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an intermediary insect vector such as a flea or mosquito to another host." [http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/text18/humanvectors.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000019 ! arthropod borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000021
name: mosquito borne transmission
def: "Mosquito borne transmission is an insect borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an intermediary mosquito vector to another host." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito]
is_a: TRANS:0000020 ! insect borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000022
name: Anopheles gambiae borne transmission
def: "Anopheles gambiae borne transmission is a mosquito borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an intermediary mosquito vector of the species Anopheles gambiae to another host." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito]
is_a: TRANS:0000021 ! mosquito borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000023
name: flea borne transmission
def: "Flea borne transmission is an insect borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an intermediary flea vector to another host." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea]
is_a: TRANS:0000020 ! insect borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000024
name: tick borne transmission
def: "Tick borne transmission is an arachnid borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an intermediary tick vector to another host." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_%28disease%29]
is_a: TRANS:0000027 ! arachnid borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000025
name: copepod borne transmission
def: "Copepod borne transmission is a vector-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an animate intermediary copepod vector to another host." [https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
is_a: TRANS:0000005 ! vector-borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000026
name: Dracunculus medinensis borne transmission
def: "Dracunculus medinensis borne transmission is a copepod borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an animate intermediary copepod vector of the species Dracunculus medinensis to another host." [https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html]
synonym: "Guinea worm borne" EXACT []
is_a: TRANS:0000025 ! copepod borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000027
name: arachnid borne transmission
def: "Arachnid borne transmission is an arthropod vector-borne transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an intermediary arthropod vector such as a tick to another host." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_%28disease%29]
is_a: TRANS:0000019 ! arthropod borne transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000028
name: propagative transmission
def: "Propagative transmission is an indirect vector-borne biological transmission process during which the pathogen that is ingested with the blood meal undergoes simple multiplication in the body of the vector." [https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D6818.PDF]
is_a: TRANS:0000015 ! biologic transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000029
name: cyclopropagative transmission
def: "Cyclopropagative transmission is an indirect vector-borne biological transmission process during which the pathogen undergoes a developmental cycle (changes from one stage to another) as well as multiplication in the body of the vector." [https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D6818.PDF]
is_a: TRANS:0000015 ! biologic transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000030
name: cyclodevelopmental transmission
def: "Cyclodevelopmental transmission is an indirect vector-borne biological transmission process during which the pathogen undergoes developmental changes from one stage to another, but does not multiply." [https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D6818.PDF]
is_a: TRANS:0000015 ! biologic transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000031
name: transovarial transmission
def: "Transovarial transmission is an indirect vector-borne biological transmission process during which the pathogen is transmitted from the female parent through the eggs to the offspring and the developing egg is infected." [https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D6818.PDF]
is_a: TRANS:0000015 ! biologic transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000032
name: vertical transmission
def: "Vertical transmission is an indirect vector-borne biological transmission process during which the pathogen is transmitted from the female parent through the eggs to the offspring. Only the ovarial sheath and oviduct are infected.  The egg becomes infected as it passes down the oviduct and is inseminated." [https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D6818.PDF]
is_a: TRANS:0000015 ! biologic transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000033
name: trans-stadial transmission
def: "Trans-stadial transmission is an indirect vector-borne biological transmission process during which the newly hatched larval stages are infected with the pathogen, which is then transmitted to subsequent development stages of the vector." [https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D6818.PDF]
is_a: TRANS:0000015 ! biologic transmission

[Term]
id: TRANS:0000034
name: veneral transmission
def: "Veneral transmission is an indirect vector-borne biological transmission process during which the pathogen is transferred to uninfected female vectors in the seminal fluid during copulation." [https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D6818.PDF]
is_a: TRANS:0000015 ! biologic transmission