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 …

Particles containing infectious human or animal viruses can contaminate air indoors or
outdoors. The survival of such airborne viruses is influence by a variety of physical and …

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 …

T he natural occurrence of air pollution by microorganisms andof human disease from
inhaling these organisms is established. Micro-biologic and epidemiologic data document …

To better understand the underlying mechanisms of aerovirology, accurate sampling of
airborne viruses is fundamental. The sampling instruments commonly used in aerobiology …

Viruses that affect humans, animals and plants are often dispersed and transmitted through
airborne routes of infection. Due to current technological deficiencies, accurate …

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 …

Although laboratory generated virus aerosols have been widely studied in terms of infectivity
and survivability, how they are related to particle size, especially in the submicron size …

Viruses are submicroscopic, obligate intracellular parasites that are biologically active only
within their host. They range in size from about 20 to 300 nm and consist of a nucleic acid …

Viruses play important roles in microbial ecology and some infectious diseases, but
relatively little is known about the concentrations, sources, transformation, and fate of viruses …