Many pathogenic organisms can be spread by aerosols. Preventing infection involves preventing aerosol generation, containment of the aerosol, prevention of inhalation and immunization.
Bacteria:
(1) Brucella
(2) Francisella tularensis
(3) Legionellosis
(4) Streptococcus pneumoniae
(5) Yersinia pestis
(6) Neisseria meningitidis
(7) Streptococcus
(8) Coxiella burnetti
(9) Bordetella pertussis
(10) Nocardia
(11) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(13) meliodosis
Anaerobic bacteria (via spores):
(1) Clostridium difficile
(2) Clostridium botulinum
Mycoplasma and chlamydia
(1) Mycoplasma pneumoniae
(2) Chlamydia pneumoniae (Chlamydophila pneumoniae)
(3) Chlamydia psittaci (Chlamydophilia psittaci)
Fungi:
(1) histoplasmosis
(2) coccidioidomycosis
(3) sporotrichosis
(4) cryptococcosis
(5) aspergilosis
(6) blastomycosis
(7) paracoccidioidomycosis
Viruses:
(1) Hantavirus
(2) measles
(3) respiratory viruses
(4) smallpox
(5) varicella zoster
(6) rubella
(7) rabies
(8) mumps
(9) rotavirus
(10) Lassa
Parasites:
(1) toxoplasmosis
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