Question

One of the following is transmitted through air. Find it out.
i) Tuberculosis ii) Meningitis iii) Typhoid iv) Cholera

Answer 1

There are many diseases transmitted through air.

i) Tuberculosis is the air borne disease.The Mycobacterium Tuberculosis bacteria results in causing Tuberculosis or TB.

The lungs of the patient gets affected by this disease.

When an TB affected person spits, coughs, sneezes or talks then the bacteria of TB spread through air.

So, it is a contagious disease. This disease has caused the death of many people past.

Now it is completely curable but consciousness among people is required.