Minimizing Disease Transmission

Minimizing disease transmission is of utmost importance when caring for kittens and queens. Understanding how diseases are transmitted, how to avoid their transmission and how to eliminate them involves more than cleaning and disinfecting. The Minimizing Disease Transmission Topic covers four ways to minimize disease transmission: the importance of a quarantine period, recognition of fomites as a path to disease transmission, effective cleaning and disinfecting, and passive and active immunity.