droplet infection

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of droplet infection¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The disease was carried by rats who had infected fleas, and also transmitted by droplet infection, such as people coughing on each other.

From BBC

On whether it was impossible or less likely the virus could have been spread by a droplet infection, Dr Kidd said "it would have needed large droplets" to spread an infection and "I think it would have been quite unlikely".

From BBC

At an inquest examining the deaths of the two women, held in Maidstone, the surgeon was asked if there could have been a droplet infection at the time of the operations.

From BBC

Like COVID, smallpox spreads through “droplet infection”— breathing, close contact and touch.

From Seattle Times

And it started with a “virgin soil” epidemic of a deadly “new” disease spread by droplet infection which had no immediate cure — like the coronavirus.

From Seattle Times