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This Code system is used in the following value sets:
ValueSet: v3 Code System ExposureMode ( Code for the mechanism by which the exposure agent was exchanged or potentially exchanged by the participants involved in the exposure.)
4.4.2.1113.1 Code System Content
Release Date: 2019-07-31
Level
Code
Display
Definition
1
(_ExposureMode)Abstract
Code for the mechanism by which the exposure agent was exchanged or potentially exchanged by the participants involved in the exposure.
2
AIRBORNE
airborne
Description: Communication of an agent from a living subject or environmental source to a living subject through indirect contact via oral or nasal inhalation.
2
CONTACT
contact
Description: Communication of an agent from a living subject or environmental source to a living subject through direct physical contact.
2
FOODBORNE
foodborne
Description: Communication of an agent from a food source to a living subject via oral consumption.
2
WATERBORNE
waterborne
Description: Communication of an agent to a living subject by contact and/or consumption via an aqueous medium