Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments: A comprehensive review

J Shen, M Kong, B Dong, MJ Birnkrant… - … and Technology for the …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of deaths and great economic loss globally.
There has been substantial evidence supporting the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 …

Airborne transmission of COVID‐19 virus in enclosed spaces: an overview of research methods

X Zhao, S Liu, Y Yin, T Zhang, Q Chen - Indoor air, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Since the outbreak of COVID‐19 in December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV‐2) has spread worldwide. This study summarized the …

A systematic approach to estimating the effectiveness of multi-scale IAQ strategies for reducing the risk of airborne infection of SARS-CoV-2

J Shen, M Kong, B Dong, MJ Birnkrant, J Zhang - Building and environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The unprecedented coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has made more than 125 million …

Indoor model simulation for covid-19 transport and exposure

T Hussein, J Löndahl, S Thuresson, M Alsved… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transmission of respiratory viruses is a complex process involving emission, deposition in
the airways, and infection. Inhalation is often the most relevant transmission mode in indoor …

Systematic review of the key factors influencing the indoor airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2

S de Crane D'Heysselaer, G Parisi, M Lisson… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) has been plaguing the world since late 2019/early 2020 and has changed …

SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission indoors: a closer look at viral load, infectivity, the effectiveness of preventive measures and a simple approach for practical …

M Kriegel, A Hartmann, U Buchholz, J Seifried… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is uncertainty about the viral loads of infectious individuals required to transmit COVID-
19 via aerosol. In addition, there is a lack of both quantification of the influencing parameters …

A review of methods to reduce the probability of the airborne spread of COVID-19 in ventilation systems and enclosed spaces

G Berry, A Parsons, M Morgan, J Rickert, H Cho - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 forced the human population to rethink its way of living. The threat posed by the
potential spread of the virus via an airborne transmission mode through ventilation systems …

[HTML][HTML] How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?

L Morawska, JW Tang, W Bahnfleth, PM Bluyssen… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
During the rapid rise in COVID-19 illnesses and deaths globally, and notwithstanding
recommended precautions, questions are voiced about routes of transmission for this …

Environmental factors involved in SARS-CoV-2 transmission: effect and role of indoor environmental quality in the strategy for COVID-19 infection control

K Azuma, U Yanagi, N Kagi, H Kim, M Ogata… - … health and preventive …, 2020 - Springer
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new zoonotic agent
that emerged in December 2019, causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This …

A review of strategies and their effectiveness in reducing indoor airborne transmission and improving indoor air quality

AN Nair, P Anand, A George, N Mondal - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne transmission arises through the inhalation of aerosol droplets exhaled by an
infected person and is now thought to be the primary transmission route of COVID-19. Thus …