The fluid dynamics of disease transmission
L Bourouiba - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
For an infectious disease such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to spread,
contact needs to be established between an infected host and a susceptible one. In a range …
contact needs to be established between an infected host and a susceptible one. In a range …
Rayleigh–Taylor and Richtmyer–Meshkov instabilities: a journey through scales
Hydrodynamic instabilities such as Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) and Richtmyer–Meshkov (RM)
instabilities usually appear in conjunction with the Kelvin–Helmholtz (KH) instability and are …
instabilities usually appear in conjunction with the Kelvin–Helmholtz (KH) instability and are …
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 …
Airborne transmission route of COVID-19: why 2 meters/6 feet of inter-personal distance could not be enough
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the shutdown of entire nations all over the world. In
addition to mobility restrictions of people, the World Health Organization and the …
addition to mobility restrictions of people, the World Health Organization and the …
The flow physics of COVID-19
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 …
the generation and aerosolization of virus-laden respiratory droplets from a host, its airborne …
[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 …
Turbulent gas clouds and respiratory pathogen emissions: potential implications for reducing transmission of COVID-19
L Bourouiba - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak vividly demonstratestheburdenthatrespiratoryinfect…
in an intimately connected world. Unprecedented containment and mitigation policies have …
in an intimately connected world. Unprecedented containment and mitigation policies have …
Visualizing the effectiveness of face masks in obstructing respiratory jets
The use of face masks in public settings has been widely recommended by public health
officials during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The masks help mitigate the risk of cross …
officials during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The masks help mitigate the risk of cross …
[HTML][HTML] Aerosol emission and superemission during human speech increase with voice loudness
Mechanistic hypotheses about airborne infectious disease transmission have traditionally
emphasized the role of coughing and sneezing, which are dramatic expiratory events that …
emphasized the role of coughing and sneezing, which are dramatic expiratory events that …
Host-to-host airborne transmission as a multiphase flow problem for science-based social distance guidelines
The COVID-19 pandemic has strikingly demonstrated how important it is to develop
fundamental knowledge related to the generation, transport and inhalation of pathogen …
fundamental knowledge related to the generation, transport and inhalation of pathogen …