droplet infection

droplet infection

noun
infection spread by airborne droplets of secretions from the nose, throat, or lungs.

Origin:
1905–10
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

droplet infection drop·let infection (drŏp'lĭt)
n.
An infection transmitted from one individual to another by droplets of moisture expelled from the upper respiratory tract through sneezing or coughing.

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