[HTML][HTML] Transmissibility and transmission of respiratory viruses
NHL Leung - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 - nature.com
Human respiratory virus infections lead to a spectrum of respiratory symptoms and disease
severity, contributing to substantial morbidity, mortality and economic losses worldwide, as …
severity, contributing to substantial morbidity, mortality and economic losses worldwide, as …
[HTML][HTML] Devilishly radical NETwork in COVID-19: Oxidative stress, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), and T cell suppression
G Schönrich, MJ Raftery, Y Samstag - Advances in biological regulation, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and poses an unprecedented challenge …
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and poses an unprecedented challenge …
[HTML][HTML] Spike mutation D614G alters SARS-CoV-2 fitness
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein
substitution D614G became dominant during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …
substitution D614G became dominant during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …
[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics reveals a variable infection gradient in the respiratory tract
The mode of acquisition and causes for the variable clinical spectrum of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) remain unknown. We utilized a reverse genetics system to generate a …
2019 (COVID-19) remain unknown. We utilized a reverse genetics system to generate a …
[HTML][HTML] On coughing and airborne droplet transmission to humans
T Dbouk, D Drikakis - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Our understanding of the mechanisms of airborne transmission of viruses is incomplete. This
paper employs computational multiphase fluid dynamics and heat transfer to investigate …
paper employs computational multiphase fluid dynamics and heat transfer to investigate …
Comparative pathogenesis of COVID-19, MERS, and SARS in a nonhuman primate model
The current pandemic coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), was recently identified in patients with an acute respiratory syndrome …
(SARS-CoV-2), was recently identified in patients with an acute respiratory syndrome …
[HTML][HTML] On respiratory droplets and face masks
T Dbouk, D Drikakis - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Face mask filters—textile, surgical, or respiratory—are widely used in an effort to limit the
spread of airborne viral infections. Our understanding of the droplet dynamics around a face …
spread of airborne viral infections. Our understanding of the droplet dynamics around a face …
[HTML][HTML] Temporal and spatial heterogeneity of host response to SARS-CoV-2 pulmonary infection
The relationship of SARS-CoV-2 pulmonary infection and severity of disease is not fully
understood. Here we show analysis of autopsy specimens from 24 patients who succumbed …
understood. Here we show analysis of autopsy specimens from 24 patients who succumbed …
The origins and molecular evolution of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B. 1.1. 7 in the UK
The first SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC) to be designated was lineage B. 1.1. 7, later
labelled by the World Health Organization as Alpha. Originating in early autumn but …
labelled by the World Health Organization as Alpha. Originating in early autumn but …
[HTML][HTML] Numerical modeling of the distribution of virus carrying saliva droplets during sneeze and cough
Violent respiratory diseases, ie, coronavirus (COVID-19), spread through saliva in coughs
and sneezes or are even exhaled in the form of microbial pathogen micro-droplets …
and sneezes or are even exhaled in the form of microbial pathogen micro-droplets …