Question

Question 1 1 pts Which of the following diseases is spread through respiratory droplets? Coccidioidomycosis Histoplasmosis Aspergillosis Legionnellosis Influenza A

Answer 1

The correct answer is- Influenza A and Legionellosis

Explanation- The influenza is caused by a virus called Influenza Virus.This virus spreads from one person to another person through the droplets that are realeased when an infected person coughs or sneezes . The droplets can travel in the air and can efficiently infect one present nearby.. Whereaes legionellosis is also transmitted by drolets(aerosols), but the sourese of them is not an infected person. The drolets containing the bacteria arise from the contaminated water source (cooling tower).

Why not others-

Coccidioidomycosis is transmitted by inhalingbfungal spores present in the soil.

Histoplasmosis is transmitted by contact with contaminated soil containing spores(which came from the bat droppings)/

Aspergillosis, although an airborne disease, but it is not caused by droplets released from infected person. It mainly gets transmitted when an person inhales the air borne fungal spores.