Respiratory droplet

Sneezing produces many respiratory droplets

A respiratory droplet is a droplet of liquid, which is expelled during respiration. They are also produced when sneezing, coughing, or vomiting. They can also be produced artificially. Certain diseases can be transmitted with respiratory droplets.

Respiratory Droplet Media

• Capellans Samsung A7Lite.jpg

  Salive spittle marks left on the screen of a Samsung tablet

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  Human cough: effect of wind speed on the transport of respiratory droplets.

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  Illustration of a respiratory droplet, showing mucins (green), surfactant proteins and lipids (blue) and a coronavirus particle (pink)

• World-War-II-era UK public-health-education poster.