Which of the following diseases are transmitted through air?

Typhoid, cholera and pneumonia

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AIDS, tuberculosis and pneumonia

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Tuberculosis and pneumonia

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is C Tuberculosis and pneumonia
Airborne diseases are characterized by diseases that are transmitted through the air via the presence of a pathogen. These pathogens can include both viruses and bacteria that are spread by coughing, sneezing, laughing, or through personal contact. Many types of infections that can be a result of airborne transmission- common cold, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, etc.
Cholera and typhoid are waterborne diseases. AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

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