is tb caused by airborne transmission
- Tuberculosis may be the only communicable dis-. ease with obligate airborne transmission â an in-. fection that, under natural conditions, is initiated. only through aerosols deposited in the distal lung. Diseases with preferentially airborne transmission. are caused by agents that can naturally initiate infec-. - Many types of infections that can be a result of airborne transmission include: Anthrax, Chickenpox, Influenza, Measles, Smallpox, and Tuberculosis. Airborne diseases are caused by exposure to a source such as an infected individual or animal. Airborne transmission of disease is common in unsanitary household conditions and overcrowded areas, and pathogens that are transmitted in this manner thrive in areas of poverty and poor hygienic conditions.