What is Airborne transmission?
An '''airborne transmission''' is [[Transmission (medicine)|transmission]] of [[diseases]] through small [[particulates]] that can be passed through the air over time and distance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/pdf/guidelines/isolation-guidelines-H.pdf|title=2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings|website=CDC|access-date=2019-02-07|page=19|vauthors=Siegel JD, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, Chiarello L, ((Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee))|quote=Airborne transmission occurs by dissemination of either airborne droplet nuclei or small particles in the respirable size range containing infectious agents that remain infective over time and distance}}</ref> Diseases that can be infected through airborne transmission may be [[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], or [[Fungus|fungi]], and they may be spread through breathing, talking, coughing, sneezing, raising of dust, spraying of liquids or even flushing [[toilets]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{med-stub}} [[Category:Medical emergencies]]