NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Airborne diseases are caused by pathogenic microbes small enough to be discharged from an infected person via coughing, sneezing, laughing and close personal contact or aerosolization of the microbe. The discharged microbes remain suspended in the air on dust particles, respiratory and water droplets.

Detailed explanation-2: -These are the diseases that are transmitted through the air caused by pathogens. The pathogen may travel as air droplets when the infected person coughs, sneezes, spits or talks. Example: Common cold, Tuberculosis.

Detailed explanation-3: -chickenpox, caused by the Varicella zoster virus. mumps, caused by a paramyxovirus. measles, caused by another paramyxovirus. whooping cough, a bacterial infection caused by Bordetella pertussis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many clinically important airborne diseases are caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. These organisms may be transmitted through sneezing, coughing, spraying of liquids, the spread of dust, talking, or any activity that results in the generation of aerosolized particles.