airborne diseases

1. NAME:RUDRADEEP
HAZRA
STREAM-BACHELOR OF
PHARMACY (2ND SEM)
ROLL NO -19301918060.
AIRBORNE DISEASES

2. INTRODUCTION
 An airborne disease is any disease that is
caused by pathogens that can be transmitted
through the air.
 The relevant pathogens may be viruses,
bacteria, or fungi, and they may be spread
through breathing, talking, coughing, sneezing,
raising of dust, spraying of liquids, toilet
flushing or any activities which
generates aerosol particles or droplets.

3. SOURCES
 Airborne disease is transmitted as both small,
dry particles, and as larger liquid droplets.
May be spread by:
 aerosols.
 dust.
 liquids.

4. TRANSMISSION
 Environmental factors influence the efficacy of
airborne disease transmission.
 Climate and living area. Rainfall, mean of
sunshine daily hours, latitude, altitude are
characteristic agents to take in account when
assessing the possibility of spread of any
airborne infection. Furthermore, some
infrequent or exceptional extreme events also
influence the dissemination of airborne
diseases, as tropical storms, hurricanes,
typhoons, or monsoons.

5. OTHER WAYS OF
SPREADING
 Socioeconomics and living conditions. They have
a minor role in airborne diseases transmission,
but they also have to be taken in consideration.
 Working conditions, can also settle infectious
airborne diseases. At indoor environments,
temperature and relative humidity are mainly
affected by HVAC systems (heating, ventilation
and air conditioning).
 In hospitals, isolation of patients sick of infectious
diseases has to be added as a factor, which is
noticeable in poor regions, where lack of
resources facilitates the spread of infectious

6. PREVENTION
 Some ways to prevent airborne diseases
include washing hands, using appropriate hand
disinfection, getting regular immunizations against
diseases believed to be locally present, wearing a
respirator and limiting time spent in the presence
of any patient likely to be a source of infection.
 Antibiotics are not prescribed for patients to
control viral infections. They may however be
prescribed to a flu patient for instance, to control
or prevent bacterial secondary infections. They
also may be used in dealing with air-borne
bacterial primary infections, such as pneumonic
plague.

7. Diseases by airborne
diseases
 Influenza.
 The common cold.
 Chickenpox.
 Mumps.
 Measles.
 Whooping cough.
 Anthrax.
 Diphtheria.
 Meningitis.
Common diseases Uncommon diseases

8. Hygiene and sanitary habits
Hygiene and sanitary habits:
 Regular hand-washing and other good sanitary
habits will help prevent the spread of airborne
diseases.
 The Maine Department of Health and Human
Services suggest that carrying out good sanitary
habits can greatly reduce the risk of transmitting
airborne diseases.
 Wearing a hospital mask in public, and covering
sneezes and coughs with an elbow or tissue, are
some of the good habits that are recommended.
 Regular hand-washing can also help lower the
spread of bodily fluids that may contain disease-
causing germs.

9. Symptoms
Many airborne diseases have symptoms similar to the
common cold or influenza. They include:
 cough
 chill
 muscle and body aches
 fatigue
 congestion
 sneezing
 runny or stuffy nose
 sore throat
 slight body aches or headaches
 sinus pressure

10. Conclusion
 I am very much thankful to my professor to
give me such a wonderful topic to work on.
 Reference –Internet.