The response of aerosolized viruses to relative humidity depended greatly on the
composition of the fluid from which the viruses were sprayed. For example, the removal of …

The effect of relative humidity (RH) on the survival of airborne viruses is not uniform. Certain
airborne viruses, measles and influenza, for example, survive best when held at low RH …

Poliovirus type 1, strain LSc2ab, was directly sprayed in a static air cabinet at 20° C. and
sampled afterwards with impingers. Virus inactivation during spraying was maximal in dry …

A number of viruses have been shown to be transmitted by the airborne route. It is the ability
of these viruses to retain their infectivity for living hosts which play a key role in their aerial …

Results The influence of relative humidity is best looked at in two parts. First, what happens
immediately after spraying when the wet drop] ets leaving the atomiser are undergoing rapid …

Studies with artificially prepared small-particle aerosols were undertaken to provide better
con-trol of the site of inoculation than was possible with liquid suspensions instilled into the …

Viruses are responsible for a variety of diseases in humans as well as animals of economic
importance. Although consumption of virus‐contaminated water and food is known to result …

Aerosols of adenovirus types 4 and 7 and parainfluenza 3 were tested for biological stability
as a function of relative humidity. The levels tested were 20%, 50%, and 80%. Both …

HEMMES et al.[this Bulletin, 1961, v. 36, 306] found that poliovirus type 1 lost infectivity
rapidly at low and slowly at high relative humidities, whereas the reverse was true of …

A system for studying the effects of relative humidity (RH) and temperature on biological
aerosols, utilizing a modified toroid for a static aerosol chamber, is described. Studies were …