Coughing And Indirect Infection

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- Coughing is a way indirect infections can be spread. Coughing causes infectious particles to release from the mouth. These particles float around and people may inhale them cause the spread of indirect infection through coughing.
- Sneezing is very similar to coughing. It is spread when somebody sneezes and infection particles leave their nose and mouth and float in the air until people inhale them, causing the spread of indirect infections.
- When an individual comes in contact with a specific surface that is carrying an infectious disease. By touching this and then touching somewhere like your mouth this causes the spread of infection indirectly.

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