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Airborne isolation precautions âused for diseases or very small germs that are spread through the air from one person to another (examples: Tuberculosis, measles, chickenpox). Healthcare workers should:
Transmission occurs through direct contact with respiratory secretions or large aerosol droplets from the respiratory tract of infected individuals. Due to the highly contagious nature of the disease, patients who have pertussis need to be placed under droplet precautions. Droplet precautions for pertussis means: 1  Private room with private toilet and bathing facilities required (may cohort patients if necessary) 2  Regular air ventilation adequate and door may remain open. 3  Standard procedure/ surgical mask is adequate to enter the room and remove mask when leaving room.