When aerosols containing pathogens spread disease from a distance of less than one meter, it is considered?

This is a type of transmission called contact transmission.

Contact transmission is the most common form of transmitting diseases and virus. Contact transmission any be direct or indirect transmission. Direct contact transmission occurs when there is a physical contact between an infected person and the susceptible person. Indirect transmission occurs when there is no direct human - to human contact. Contact occurs from a reservoir to contaminated surfaces or objects.