Question

Name 2 bacterial diseases that spread through the medium of

a) Air

b) Contaminated food

Answer 1

Bacterial diseases are communicable diseases, they can spread from an infected person to a healthy person.

Air transmitted bacterial diseases are anthrax (by Bacillus anthracis) and tuberculosis (by Mycobacterium tuberculosis)

Bacterial diseases transmitted through contaminated food are Typhoid (by Salmonella typhi) and food poisoning (by Clostridium botulinum).