cross-contamination

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cross-con·tam·i·na·tion

(kraws kŏn-tami-nā­shŭn)
Transfer of infectious agent or matter from one person or site to another.

cross-contamination,

n the transfer of an infection directly from one person to another or indirectly from one person to a second person via a fomite.
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