Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a review of viral, host, and environmental factors

EA Meyerowitz, A Richterman, RT Gandhi… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiologic agent of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread globally in a few short months …

Epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentations, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19: a review of current evidence

S Rahman, MTV Montero, K Rowe… - Expert review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health crisis, infected millions of
people, and caused a significant number of deaths. SARS-CoV-2 transmits from person to …

Estimating infectiousness throughout SARS-CoV-2 infection course

TC Jones, G Biele, B Mühlemann, T Veith, J Schneider… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Although post facto studies have revealed the importance of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission from presymptomatic …

Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event

SL Miller, WW Nazaroff, JL Jimenez, A Boerstra… - Indoor …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract During the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic, an outbreak occurred following attendance
of a symptomatic index case at a weekly rehearsal on 10 March of the Skagit Valley Chorale …

[HTML][HTML] Changing age distribution of the COVID-19 pandemic—United States, May–August 2020

TK Boehmer - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020 - cdc.gov
During June–August 2020, COVID-19 incidence was highest in persons aged 20–29 years,
who accounted for> 20% of all confirmed cases. Younger adults likely contribute to …

Clustering and superspreading potential of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Hong Kong

DC Adam, P Wu, JY Wong, EHY Lau, TK Tsang… - Nature Medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Superspreading events (SSEs) have characterized previous epidemics of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome …

A large COVID-19 outbreak in a high school 10 days after schools' reopening, Israel, May 2020

C Stein-Zamir, N Abramson, H Shoob, E Libal… - …, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
On 13 March 2020, Israel's government declared closure of all schools. Schools fully
reopened on 17 May 2020. Ten days later, a major outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID …

Environmental factors involved in SARS-CoV-2 transmission: effect and role of indoor environmental quality in the strategy for COVID-19 infection control

K Azuma, U Yanagi, N Kagi, H Kim, M Ogata… - … health and preventive …, 2020 - Springer
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new zoonotic agent
that emerged in December 2019, causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This …

Mechanistic theory predicts the effects of temperature and humidity on inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 and other enveloped viruses

DH Morris, KC Yinda, A Gamble, FW Rossine, Q Huang… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Ambient temperature and humidity strongly affect inactivation rates of enveloped viruses, but
a mechanistic, quantitative theory of these effects has been elusive. We measure the stability …

Children's role in the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of early surveillance data on susceptibility, severity, and transmissibility

KAM Gaythorpe, S Bhatia, T Mangal, HJT Unwin… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been reported in all age groups including infants, children, and
adolescents. However, the role of children in the COVID-19 pandemic is still uncertain. This …