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Choose a fomite-borne infection from the following options.

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Chickenpox
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Common cold
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Cholera
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Polio
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Solution

The correct option is A Chickenpox
Fomite borne diseases are those which are transmitted through pathogens left on objects. Air borne diseases are those which are transmitted to the other person through droplets released from mouth/nose during sneezing, coughing etc. Chickenpox is a fomite as well as air borne infection

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