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 …

Particle sizes of infectious aerosols: implications for infection control

KP Fennelly - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2020 - thelancet.com
The global pandemic of COVID-19 has been associated with infections and deaths among
health-care workers. This Viewpoint of infectious aerosols is intended to inform appropriate …

Aerosol and surface contamination of SARS-CoV-2 observed in quarantine and isolation care

JL Santarpia, DN Rivera, VL Herrera, MJ Morwitzer… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) originated in
Wuhan, China in late 2019, and its resulting coronavirus disease, COVID-19, was declared …

Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)

JW Tang, WP Bahnfleth, PM Bluyssen… - Journal of Hospital …, 2021 - Elsevier
Summary The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused untold
disruption throughout the world. Understanding the mechanisms for transmission of severe …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics reveals a variable infection gradient in the respiratory tract

YJ Hou, K Okuda, CE Edwards, DR Martinez… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The mode of acquisition and causes for the variable clinical spectrum of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) remain unknown. We utilized a reverse genetics system to generate a …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2: The world should face the reality

L Morawska, J Cao - Environment international, 2020 - Elsevier
Hand washing and maintaining social distance are the main measures recommended by the
World Health Organization (WHO) to avoid contracting COVID-19. Unfortunately, these …

The role of biomarkers in diagnosis of COVID-19–A systematic review

M Kermali, RK Khalsa, K Pillai, Z Ismail, A Harky - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Aims As of the 28th April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has infiltrated over 200 countries
and affected over three million confirmed people. We review different biomarkers to evaluate …

[HTML][HTML] What we know so far: COVID-19 current clinical knowledge and research

MA Lake - Clinical medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
In December 2019, health authorities in Wuhan, China, identified a cluster of pneumonia
cases of unknown aetiology linked to the city's South China Seafood Market. Subsequent …

The coronavirus pandemic and aerosols: Does COVID-19 transmit via expiratory particles?

S Asadi, N Bouvier, AS Wexler… - Aerosol Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
As of late March 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has
battered the world. More than 40,000 people have died with over 800,000 people confirmed …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

NHL Leung, DKW Chu, EYC Shiu, KH Chan… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
We identified seasonal human coronaviruses, influenza viruses and rhinoviruses in exhaled
breath and coughs of children and adults with acute respiratory illness. Surgical face masks …