Biology GCSE
airborne droplets
What airborne droplets means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of airborne droplets
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Reference: OCR
Water droplets from coughing or sneezing that carry pathogens through the air, spreading diseases such as influenza and measles.
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