Breathing, speaking, coughing or sneezing: What drives transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2?
V Stadnytskyi, P Anfinrud, A Bax - Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The SARS‐CoV‐2 virus is highly contagious, as demonstrated by numerous well‐
documented superspreading events. The infection commonly starts in the upper respiratory …
documented superspreading events. The infection commonly starts in the upper respiratory …
Global public health implications of human exposure to viral contaminated water
Enteric viruses are common waterborne pathogens found in environmental water bodies
contaminated with either raw or partially treated sewage discharge. Examples of these …
contaminated with either raw or partially treated sewage discharge. Examples of these …
The airborne lifetime of small speech droplets and their potential importance in SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Speech droplets generated by asymptomatic carriers of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are increasingly considered to be a likely mode of disease …
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are increasingly considered to be a likely mode of disease …
Why do ventilation strategies matter in controlling infectious airborne particles? A comprehensive numerical analysis in isolation ward
A proper ventilation strategy in an isolation ward could promote better indoor air quality for
the occupants. This could also reduce the risk of immunocompromised patients contracting …
the occupants. This could also reduce the risk of immunocompromised patients contracting …
Ambient carbon dioxide concentration correlates with SARS-CoV-2 aerostability and infection risk
A Haddrell, H Oswin, M Otero-Fernandez… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
An improved understanding of the underlying physicochemical properties of respiratory
aerosol that influence viral infectivity may open new avenues to mitigate the transmission of …
aerosol that influence viral infectivity may open new avenues to mitigate the transmission of …
Computational characterization of inhaled droplet transport to the nasopharynx
S Basu - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
How human respiratory physiology and the transport phenomena associated with inhaled
airflow in the upper airway proceed to impact transmission of SARS-CoV-2, leading to the …
airflow in the upper airway proceed to impact transmission of SARS-CoV-2, leading to the …
Increased airborne transmission of COVID-19 with new variants, implications for health policies
New COVID-19 variants, either of higher viral load such as delta or higher contagiousness
like omicron, can lead to higher airborne transmission than historical strains. This paper …
like omicron, can lead to higher airborne transmission than historical strains. This paper …
Matters of size: genetic bottlenecks in virus infection and their potential impact on evolution
For virus infections of multicellular hosts, narrow genetic bottlenecks during transmission
and within-host spread appear to be widespread. These bottlenecks will affect the …
and within-host spread appear to be widespread. These bottlenecks will affect the …
[HTML][HTML] Analyzing the dominant SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes toward an ab initio disease spread model
Identifying the relative importance of the different transmission routes of the SARS-CoV-2
virus is an urgent research priority. To that end, the different transmission routes and their …
virus is an urgent research priority. To that end, the different transmission routes and their …
Transmission bottleneck size estimation from pathogen deep-sequencing data, with an application to human influenza A virus
A Sobel Leonard, DB Weissman, B Greenbaum… - Journal of …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The bottleneck governing infectious disease transmission describes the size of the pathogen
population transferred from the donor to the recipient host. Accurate quantification of the …
population transferred from the donor to the recipient host. Accurate quantification of the …