Differentiate between droplet infection and infection spread by vectors.

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Droplet infection is the infection which occurs through the droplets that get released in air when an infected person coughs, sneezes or spits.
Infection spread by vectors is the infection which is transmitted from one person to another by animal carriers.
Droplet infection Infection spread by vectors
Droplets have the disease causing organism within it.
Vectors carry the disease causing organism within it.
2. Droplets are released and carried by air. 2. Vectors are the animals who themselves can move.
3. Disease caused by droplet infection is measles. 3. Disease transmitted by vector is malaria and the causative agent is a protozoa (Plasmodium)

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Droplet infection	Infection spread by vectors
Droplets have the disease causing organism within it.	Vectors carry the disease causing organism within it.
2. Droplets are released and carried by air.	2. Vectors are the animals who themselves can move.
3. Disease caused by droplet infection is measles.	3. Disease transmitted by vector is malaria and the causative agent is a protozoa (Plasmodium)