Airborne diseases refers to any diseases which are caused by pathogenic microbial agents and transmitted through the air. Airborne diseases effect humans get discharged through coughing, sneezing, laughing or through close personal contact. These pathogens ride on either dust particles or small respiratory droplets and can stay suspended in air and or are capable of travelling distances on air currents.
Many common infections can spread by airborne transmission at least in some cases, including:Anthrax (inhalational), Chickenpox, Influenza, Smallpox and Tuberculosis.
Airborne diseases can also effect non-humans. For example, Newcastle disease is an avian disease that effects many types of domestic poultry worldwide which is transmitted via airborne contamination.
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