What is droplet infection?

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Droplet infection:
The type of infection that occurs due to droplets being released by an unhealthy person while sneezing or coughing.
These droplets released in the atmosphere are inhaled by a healthy person thus making them diseased.
Diseases like whooping cough, influenza, or common cold can spread by this method.

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