ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2021
SARS-Cov-2: The Relevance and Prevention of Aerosol Transmission.
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- Evaluation of workplace infection prevention and control measures for COVID-19: A prospective cohort study in Japan.Heliyon · 2023Article
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- CXCL8, CCL2, and CMV Seropositivity as New Prognostic Factors for a Severe COVID-19 Course.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Effect of Environmental Pollutants PM2.5, CO, NOInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), has claimed many victims worldwide due to its high virulence and contagiousness. The person-to-person transmission of SARS-Cov-2 when in close contact is facilitated by respiratory droplets containing the virus particles, and by skin contact with contaminated surfaces. However, the large number of COVID-19 infections cannot be explained only by droplet deposition or contact contamination. It seems very plausible that aerosols are important in transmitting SARS-Cov-2. It has been demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 remains viable in aerosols for hours, facilitating rapid distribution of the virus over great distances. Aerosols may, therefore, also be responsible for so-called super-spreader events. Indirect evidence points to a correlation between ventilation and the transmission and spread of SARS-Cov-2, supporting ventilation as an important factor in preventing airborne transmission. Further actions to avoid transmission of COVID-19 include social distancing, hygiene measures, and barrier measures, such as face-coverings. Professional masks offer better protection than cloth masks. These protection measures are especially relevant to health care workers, when performing endotracheal intubation, but the risk from non-invasive ventilation and nebulizing treatment seems to be moderate.
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