Assertion: insect | /r/CapableOf | transmit disease
Facets:
value: by transferring pathogens like salmonella spp
type: MANNER
value: to the farm animals
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Insects commonly regarded as pests include those that are parasitic (e.g. lice, bed bugs), transmit diseases (mosquitoes, flies), damage structures (termites), or destroy agricultural goods (locusts, weevils).
text: Regulatory agencies are beginning to weigh the benefits against potential safety risks, including the possibility that insects might accumulate environmental toxins or even transmit diseases to the farm animals that eat them.
text: Other insects and bugs can transmit diseases by simply transferring pathogens like Salmonella spp by contact.