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GCSE Combined Science · key term
Transmission of pathogens in droplets released during coughing or sneezing, which another person may breathe in.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 4.3.1.1 · Paper 1
Revise: Infectious diseasesAnother person may breathe these droplets in: this is droplet infection. Wind can also carry fungal spores. For example, the fungus that causes rose black spot spreads through spores carried by wind or water.
Paper 1, Paper 2
The spread of pathogens in droplets released when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.
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An infected person can release bacteria in droplets when coughing; another person may breathe them in. This is a form of droplet infection.