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droplet infection
noun
- infection spread by airborne droplets of secretions from the nose, throat, or lungs.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of droplet infection1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
Under these conditions the pneumonic patient sprays plague bacilli into the air while coughing and droplet infection follows.
From Project Gutenberg
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