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the transmission of pathogens - bacteria, viruses, spores- in the atmosphere from person to persons for example coughing and sneezing expels the dust, pathogens etc out of the airways into the atmosphere where they can easily be inhaled by anyone or settle on inate objects to be transferred at a later date.
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What differentiates droplet transmission from airborne transmission?
the distance the pathogens travel
What is the airborne transmission process for pathogens?
by relation
What are airborne precautions?
Airborne precautions are required to protect against airborne transmission of infectious agents.Diseases requiring airborne precautions include, but are not limited to: Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Preventing airborne transmission requires personal respiratory protection and special ventilation and air handling.
Can AIDS fly?
No, AIDS is not communicable through airborne transmission.
What is the mode of transmission of lower respiratory tract infection?
airborne
What are three ways to get an infectious disease?
You can get an infectious disease through airborne transmission, bloodborne transmission, sexual transmission, or oral/fecal route, to name a few. Tuberculosis is airborne, HIV is bloodborne or sexual, polio is oral/fecal.
What is an example of airborne transmission?
TB FLU COLDS MEASLES etc
What are 3 types of transmission based precautions of microorganisms?
airborne, droplet, and contact
What is the medical term meaning inhalation transmission?
Airborne or droplet transmission are commonly used to describe infections that are spread through inhalation.
Does airborne transmission of a pathogen occur?
By inhaling pathogens from a sick person's sneeze or cough
Can you get chickenpox from human contact?
Yes, you can get chickenpox from human contact or from airborne transmission via droplets.
How is rubella transferred?
It can be transmitted via airborne droplets, or by vertical transmission (across the placenta from mother to baby).
