Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses
BACKGROUND Exposure to droplets produced in the coughs and sneezes of infected
individuals or contact with droplet-contaminated surfaces (fomites) have been widely …
individuals or contact with droplet-contaminated surfaces (fomites) have been widely …
COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask …
Scientists across disciplines, policymakers, and journalists have voiced frustration at the
unprecedented polarization and misinformation around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …
unprecedented polarization and misinformation around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …
A guideline to limit indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19
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 …
specifically the Six-Foot Rule, a guideline that offers little protection from pathogen-bearing …
An upper bound on one-to-one exposure to infectious human respiratory particles
There is ample evidence that masking and social distancing are effective in reducing severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. However, due to the …
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. However, due to the …
Fluid dynamics of respiratory infectious diseases
L Bourouiba - Annual review of biomedical engineering, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The host-to-host transmission of respiratory infectious diseases is fundamentally enabled by
the interaction of pathogens with a variety of fluids (gas or liquid) that shape pathogen …
the interaction of pathogens with a variety of fluids (gas or liquid) that shape pathogen …
COVID-19: the case for aerosol transmission
R Tellier - Interface Focus, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The COVID-19 pandemic is the most severe pandemic caused by a respiratory virus since
the 1918 influenza pandemic. As is the case with other respiratory viruses, three modes of …
the 1918 influenza pandemic. As is the case with other respiratory viruses, three modes of …
Extended lifetime of respiratory droplets in a turbulent vapor puff and its implications on airborne disease transmission
To quantify the fate of respiratory droplets under different ambient relative humidities, direct
numerical simulations of a typical respiratory event are performed. We found that, because …
numerical simulations of a typical respiratory event are performed. We found that, because …
Estimating COVID-19 exposure in a classroom setting: A comparison between mathematical and numerical models
A Foster, M Kinzel - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven numerous studies of airborne-driven transmission risk
primarily through two methods: Wells–Riley and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …
primarily through two methods: Wells–Riley and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …
Heterogeneity in transmissibility and shedding SARS-CoV-2 via droplets and aerosols
Background: Which virological factors mediate overdispersion in the transmissibility of
emerging viruses remains a long-standing question in infectious disease epidemiology …
emerging viruses remains a long-standing question in infectious disease epidemiology …
Respiratory aerosols and droplets in the transmission of infectious diseases
ML Pöhlker, C Pöhlker, OO Krüger, JD Förster… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
Knowing the physicochemical properties of exhaled droplets and aerosol particles is a
prerequisite for a detailed mechanistic understanding and effective prevention of the …
prerequisite for a detailed mechanistic understanding and effective prevention of the …