“When you sneeze aren’t those same water molecules mixed with mucus flying out of your nose and mouth the same thing as saliva?”
Same goes when you breathe. Just being near a person’s breath would be enough .
“Just being near a person’s breath would be enough.”
I think I read where the actual droplets drop out after three feet or so. But it isn’t “airborne” in the sense of traveling long distances, or through ventilation systems.