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Is pnuemonia infectious?
Pneumonia is usually cause by bacteria and is infectious. The bacteria are spread by droplets which come from the lungs when coughing or sneezing and which carry the bacteria. This can then be inhaled or breathed in by another person.
Microorganism that spread through coughing and sneezing is called?
Bacterium, otherwise known as bacteria I do believe.
Is sneezing and coughing on clothes better than using a tissue?
No, definitly not, because your clothes can trnsport bacteria that is exposed to the front
How do you collect and analyze bacteria?
you can catch bacteria by not coughing and sneezing into a hankie.
How can bacteria be transmitted to other people and the environment?
Bacteria can be transmitted through various routes such as direct contact with an infected person, contaminated food or water, respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing, and contact with contaminated surfaces. In the environment, bacteria can be transmitted through water, soil, and air pollution. Proper hygiene practices and sanitation measures can help prevent the spread of bacteria.
Are bacteria spread the same way as viruses?
Bacteria and viruses can be spread through similar methods such as sneezing, coughing, or touching contaminated surfaces. However, viruses typically require a host cell to replicate, while bacteria can multiply on their own. Antibiotics are effective against bacteria but not viruses.
Methods of transmission of tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis (TB) is very contagious, and it is spread through the air. This usually occurs when a person who has the disease coughs or sneezes. The reason that coughing or sneezing transmits the disease is that TB bacteria are contained in tiny droplets; once a person who carries the disease begins coughing or sneezing, these bacteria are put into the air, where other people might inhale them.
Is scarlet fever contagious?
Scarlet fever is highly contagious when the patient is in the early stages and is not being treated with antibiotics. It is spread by sneezing , coughing, or direct contact with an infected person.
How can bacteria travel?
Bacteria can travel through various means, such as air, water, or being carried by vectors like insects or animals. They can also be spread through direct contact with infected individuals, contaminated surfaces, or contaminated food and water. Bacteria can move from one place to another to colonize new environments and cause infections.
Is scarlet fever contagous?
Yes. Coughing, sneezing and breathing out the bacteria can pass it on to others. Scarlet fever can even be passed on by sharing towels, baths, clothes etc.
Cause of communicable disease?
A communicable disease is a virus or bacteria that can be transmitted from person to person and cause illness in that other person by way of touch or aerosol mist from sneezing.
Can sneezing break your neck?
some people die from sneezing
