Fomites are
1. Arthropods such a fleas and ticks that can infect humans with infectious diseases.
2. Inanimate objects, such as toothbrushes, eating utensils, currency, and toys, that can transmit communicable diseases.
3. Thought to be responsible for transmitting some of the emerging infections including new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
4. Vehicles, including food and water, that may harbor some infectious diseases.
ANS: 2
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