ArticleJournal of medical virology2021
Possible effects of air temperature on COVID-19 disease severity and transmission rates.
Article in Journal of medical virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Risks of thermal home remedies for COVID-19.Singapore medical journal · 2024Article
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- COVID-19 Case and Mortality Surveillance using Daily SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Samples adjusting for Meteorological Conditions and Sample pH.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Reducing Vaccinia virus transmission indoors within 60 seconds: Applying SAFEAIR-X aerosol with Iodine-V as a disinfectant.PloS one · 2023Article
- Do solar cycles explain the emergence of COVID-19? Neutron count comparison between the solar minima of 2008-2009 and 2019-2020.Current opinion in environmental science & health · 2022Review
- Combinatorial influence of environmental temperature, obesity and cholesterol on SARS-CoV-2 infectivity.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Impact of temperature on the affinity of SARS-CoV-2 Spike glycoprotein for host ACE2.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2021Article
- Possible effects of air temperature on COVID-19 disease severity and transmission rates.Journal of medical virology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Currently available data are consistent with increased severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) replication at temperatures encountered in the upper airways (25-33°C when breathing room temperature air, 25°C) compared to those in the lower airways (37°C). One factor that may contribute to more rapid viral growth in the upper airways is the exponential increase in SARS-CoV-2 stability that occurs with reductions in temperature, as measured in vitro. Because SARS-CoV-2 frequently initiates infection in the upper airways before spreading through the body, increased upper airway viral growth early in the disease course may result in more rapid progression of disease and potentially contribute to more severe outcomes. Similarly, higher SARS-CoV-2 viral titer in the upper airways likely supports more efficient transmission. Conversely, the possible significance of air temperature to upper airway viral growth suggests that prolonged delivery of heated air might represent a preventative measure and prophylactic treatment for coronavirus disease 2019.
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