An article or substance, other than food, which can harbour and carry micro-organisms and transmit them from one animal to another, thus disseminating a disease.
any object that after becoming contaminated can transmit an infectious disease
An i nanimate object that when contaminated with a viable pathogen, can transmit infectious agents from one person to another.
any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
a harmless object that is able to harbour pathogenic organisms and as such, may serve as an agent for the transmission of infections
a nonliving object which can transmit disease
A contaminated object which transmits pathogens.
Any object, that is not harmful itself, but may be capable of carrying an infectious microorganism on it and thus transmit disease.
A nonliving object that can spread infection.
Objects, such as clothing, towels, and utensils that possibly harbor a disease agent and are capable of transmitting it.
An inanimate object that can harbor pathogenic microorganisms and thus serve as an agent of transmission of an infection.
an inanimate object that can be the source of an infection.
Non-living objects that can carry disease organisms (e.g., restrainers, feeders, mops, etc.).
A fomite is any object or substance capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious organisms (from germs to parasites) from one individual to another.