Assertion: trachoma | /r/HasProperty | spread through contact
Facets:
value: with infective eye
type: OTHER
value: with contaminated eyes
type: MANNER
value: with nose discharges
type: OTHER
value: commonly
type: TEMPORAL
value: between people
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: - Children in communities affected by trachoma have the highest positive levels of chlamydial infection - Trachoma is spread between people through contact with infected ocular and nasal discharge in overcrowded settings with poor hygiene - Flies also spread trachoma in communities with poor environmental sanitation.
text: It is spread by direct contact with eye, nose, and throat secretions from affected individuals, or contact with objects, such as towels or washcloths, that have had similar contact with these secretions.
text: Trachoma is commonly spread through contact with contaminated eyes and thrives in areas without access to clean water or effective sanitation.
text: Trachoma, an eye disease caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, is spread through contact with infective eye or nose discharges.
text: and it is spread by direct contact with eye, nose, and throat secretions from affected individuals, or contact with fomites (inanimate objects), such as towels and/or washcloths, that have had similar contact with these secretions.