The common cold can be transmitted through a virus left on a door handle by an infected person. this mode of transmission is classified as:

The correct answer for this question is Fomite transmission. Fomite transmission refers to the transmission of communicable diseases unto surfaces wherein individuals may be able to come in contact with the disease and be able to get infected with it, such as the common cold. When a person with a cold touches something or comes in contact with an individual he or she may infect the person who came in contact with her, either through touch or by things.