Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses

CC Wang, KA Prather, J Sznitman, JL Jimenez… - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Exposure to droplets produced in the coughs and sneezes of infected
individuals or contact with droplet-contaminated surfaces (fomites) have been widely …

Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review

T Greenhalgh, CR MacIntyre, MG Baker… - Clinical microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
This narrative review and meta-analysis summarizes a broad evidence base on the benefits—
and also the practicalities, disbenefits, harms and personal, sociocultural and environmental …

Transmission of COVID-19 virus by droplets and aerosols: A critical review on the unresolved dichotomy

M Jayaweera, H Perera, B Gunawardana… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The practice of social distancing and wearing masks has been popular worldwide in
combating the contraction of COVID-19. Undeniably, although such practices help control …

COVID-19 transmission, current treatment, and future therapeutic strategies

VS Salian, JA Wright, PT Vedell, S Nair… - Molecular …, 2021 - ACS Publications
At the stroke of the New Year 2020, COVID-19, a zoonotic disease that would turn into a
global pandemic, was identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Although unique in its …

A guideline to limit indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19

MZ Bazant, JWM Bush - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2021 - pnas.org
The current revival of the American economy is being predicated on social distancing,
specifically the Six-Foot Rule, a guideline that offers little protection from pathogen-bearing …

The flow physics of COVID-19

R Mittal, R Ni, JH Seo - Journal of fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
Flow physics plays a key role in nearly every facet of the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes
the generation and aerosolization of virus-laden respiratory droplets from a host, its airborne …

Airborne or droplet precautions for health workers treating coronavirus disease 2019?

P Bahl, C Doolan, C De Silva… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported in more than 200
countries. Thousands of health workers have been infected, and outbreaks have occurred in …

Effects of ventilation on the indoor spread of COVID-19

RK Bhagat, MSD Wykes, SB Dalziel… - Journal of Fluid …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Although the relative importance of airborne transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is
controversial, increasing evidence suggests that understanding airflows is important for …

Two metres or one: what is the evidence for physical distancing in covid-19?

NR Jones, ZU Qureshi, RJ Temple, JPJ Larwood… - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Two metres or one: what is the evidence for physical distancing in covid-19? | The BMJ Skip to
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The coronavirus pandemic and aerosols: Does COVID-19 transmit via expiratory particles?

S Asadi, N Bouvier, AS Wexler… - Aerosol Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
As of late March 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has
battered the world. More than 40,000 people have died with over 800,000 people confirmed …