One of the infectious diseases conveyed from one person to another through air in:
One of the infectious diseases conveyed from one person to another through air in:
(A) Cholera
(B) Scarlet fever
(C) Tuberculosis
(D) Malaria
The correct answer is (C) Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that people can catch from others. When someone who has Tuberculosis (TB) coughs or sneezes they send germs into the air. Even talking can spread these germs. Tuberculosis (TB) affects the lungs and breathing so it is a kind of disease. Usually Tuberculosis (TB) spreads through the air, which's why it can easily infect other people.
The other options:
Cholera: Spread through contaminated water or food.
Scarlet fever: Spread through respiratory droplets, but not as airborne as TB.
Malaria: Transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes, not airborne.