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horizontal transmission

transmission of infections between members of the same species that are not in a parent-child relationship
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Summary

horizontal transmission is a mode of transmission[1]. It draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (mode_of_transmission category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • horizontal transmission's instance of is recorded as mode of transmission[3].
  • horizontal transmission is a type of pathogen transmission[4].
  • horizontal transmission is the opposite of vertical transmission[5].
  • horizontal transmission's described by source is recorded as The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)[6].

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Definition and Type

horizontal transmission's instance of is recorded as mode of transmission[3]. It is a type of pathogen transmission[4]. It is the opposite of vertical transmission[5].

Why It Matters

horizontal transmission draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (mode_of_transmission category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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