Question

Name any three diseases spread by droplet infection.

Answer 1

Droplet infections:

1. These airborne diseases are spread through bacteria, viruses, or pathogenic protozoa that are transmitted through air droplets released when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or spits expelling the pathogens from their body to the external environment.
2. Some diseases spread through droplet infection are as follows:

• Tuberculosis: It is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Influenza: Myxovirus influenzae is the cause of influenza.
• Pneumonia: The causative agent is Streptococcus pneumoniae.