what does indirect transmission mean?

INDIRECT TRANSMISSION as NOUN

Meaning
- a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vector
Hypernyms(s) indirect transmission is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- transmission mechanism (what does transmission mechanism mean?)
Hyponym(s)
- vector-borne transmission (what does vector-borne transmission mean?)
- vehicle-borne transmission (what does vehicle-borne transmission mean?)