droplet spread

The direct dissemination of a pathogen from a reservoir to a susceptible host’s conjunctiva, nose or mouth—by spray with relatively large, short-ranged (circa 1 meter) aerosols produced by sneezing, coughing, or talking

droplet spread

Epidemiology The direct dissemination of a pathogen from a reservoir to a susceptible host's conjunctiva, nose or mouth–by spray with relatively large, short-ranged–±1 meter–aerosols produced by sneezing, coughing, or talking