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AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("airborne transmission" is a kind of...):
transmission mechanism (any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being)
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