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what is air borne diseases

what is the meaning of air borne???????

The diseases that are caused by the agents which transmit through the air are called air borne diseases. Pathogens like bacteria and viruses are numerous in air. When we breathe we intake such pathogens inside our body and they cause diseases.

Tuberculosis, smallpox, measles, asthma, influenza etc. are some examples of airborne diseases.

Air borne means transmitted through air.

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Air borne diseases are diseases which caused due to durt of air. Air borne means through the air or carried by air 

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Airborne diseases r those diseases which are caused by pathogenic microbial agents which 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.

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excellent answer chandnisharma , now I understand answer of this question :) 

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thanks dear

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SUPERB ANSWER CHANDNI thanx.

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the deaseases spread through air are called air borne.for example common cold

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