Human respiratory virus infections lead to a spectrum of respiratory symptoms and disease
severity, contributing to substantial morbidity, mortality and economic losses worldwide, as …

Summary The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused untold
disruption throughout the world. Understanding the mechanisms for transmission of severe …

During the rapid rise in COVID-19 illnesses and deaths globally, and notwithstanding
recommended precautions, questions are voiced about routes of transmission for this …

The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated catastrophic job loss, unprecedented unemployment
rates, and severe economic hardship in renter households. As a result, housing precarity …

Social distancing and ventilation were emphasized broadly to control the ongoing pandemic
COVID-19 in confined spaces. Rationales behind these two strategies, however, were …

We provide research findings on the physics of aerosol and droplet dispersion relevant to
the hypothesized aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during the current pandemic. We …

A susceptible person experiences the highest exposure risk of respiratory infection when he
or she is in close proximity with an infected person. The large droplet route has been …

Since the outbreak of COVID‐19 in December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV‐2) has spread worldwide. This study summarized the …

Although short-range large-droplet transmission is possible for most respiratory infectious
agents, deciding on whether the same agent is also airborne has a potentially huge impact …

Little is known about the amount and infectiousness of influenza virus shed into exhaled
breath. This contributes to uncertainty about the importance of airborne influenza …