Show HOW SPIT BORNE 1 DISEASES AUK much misinformation exists concerning the transfer of such disease as tuberculosis influenza pneumonia bronchitis measles mumps scarlet fever whooping cough meningitis and dip therla according to professor ezra eira G carter of tho the department of bacteriology of tho the utah agricultural college these diseases are arc called ispia spit borno borne diseases and can be transfer cd from one individual to another only by the actual transfer of sputum from the sick person to the mouth or nose of the well individual according t to professor carter who says the llie hands play a very important part in n this transfer of sputum sputa m from other pe person to another many times each day the hands bands carry sputum from the nose and mouth to other objects such as door knobs coins and pencils F from rom these objects other persons como come tn in contact with the sputum and transfer it to their own mouths if the from the mouth and noso nose were bright green in color wo we aou would id promptly realize how universally ver sally widespread is tho the human sputum droplet infection also plays a part in the of these diseases by droplet infection is meant tho the inhalation of small droplets of sputum sprayed into the the air by infected persons during coughing and sneezing cold and fatigue are apparently pre disposing factors with some of the sputum borne diseases disease |