Editing Pathogen transmission (section)

=== Indirect contact ===
Indirect contact transmission, also known as vehicle-borne transmission, involves transmission through [[contamination]] of inanimate objects.  Vehicles that may indirectly transmit an infectious agent include food, water, biologic products such as [[blood]], and [[fomite]]s such as handkerchiefs, bedding, or surgical scalpels. A vehicle may passively carry a pathogen, as in the case of food or water may carrying [[hepatitis A]] virus. Alternatively, the vehicle may provide an environment in which the agent grows, multiplies, or produces toxin, such as improperly canned foods provide an environment that supports production of [[botulinum toxin]] by ''[[Clostridium botulinum]]''.<ref name=":1" />