NAME TWO AIR-BORNE DISEASES? HOW DOES DISEASE CAUSING MICROBES SPREAD THROUGH AIR?

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Solution

Two airborne diseases are Tuberculosis and Influenza. Microorganisms spread through air via droplets thrown out by the infected patients while their sneeze or cough.

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