Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses

CC Wang, KA Prather, J Sznitman, JL Jimenez… - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Exposure to droplets produced in the coughs and sneezes of infected
individuals or contact with droplet-contaminated surfaces (fomites) have been widely …

Transmissibility and transmission of respiratory viruses

NHL Leung - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 - nature.com
Human respiratory virus infections lead to a spectrum of respiratory symptoms and disease
severity, contributing to substantial morbidity, mortality and economic losses worldwide, as …

Transmission of COVID-19 virus by droplets and aerosols: A critical review on the unresolved dichotomy

M Jayaweera, H Perera, B Gunawardana… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The practice of social distancing and wearing masks has been popular worldwide in
combating the contraction of COVID-19. Undeniably, although such practices help control …

Seasonality of respiratory viral infections

M Moriyama, WJ Hugentobler… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The seasonal cycle of respiratory viral diseases has been widely recognized for thousands
of years, as annual epidemics of the common cold and influenza disease hit the human …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial analysis and GIS in the study of COVID-19. A review

I Franch-Pardo, BM Napoletano… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study entailed a review of 63 scientific articles on geospatial and spatial-statistical
analysis of the geographical dimension of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …

The role of seasonality in the spread of COVID-19 pandemic

X Liu, J Huang, C Li, Y Zhao, D Wang, Z Huang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
It has been reported that the transmission of COVID-19 can be influenced by the variation of
environmental factors due to the seasonal cycle. However, its underlying mechanism in the …

Health, work performance, and risk of infection in office-like environments: The role of indoor temperature, air humidity, and ventilation

P Wolkoff, K Azuma, P Carrer - International Journal of Hygiene and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Epidemiological and experimental studies have revealed the effects of the room
temperature, indoor air humidity, and ventilation on human health, work and cognitive …

Transmission of SARS and MERS coronaviruses and influenza virus in healthcare settings: the possible role of dry surface contamination

JA Otter, C Donskey, S Yezli, S Douthwaite… - Journal of hospital …, 2016 - Elsevier
Viruses with pandemic potential including H1N1, H5N1, and H5N7 influenza viruses, and
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)/Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) …

Association between temperature, humidity, and COVID-19 outbreaks in Bangladesh

SE Haque, M Rahman - Environmental science & policy, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to determine the association between average temperature and humidity
with COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. This study included 9,455 confirmed cases during …

[HTML][HTML] Covid-19 pandemic and food: Present knowledge, risks, consumers fears and safety

A Duda-Chodak, M Lukasiewicz, G Zięć… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 is a pandemic disease that has paralyzed social life and the
economy around the world since the end of 2019, and which has so far killed nearly 300,000 …