#Droplets

During a March 10 choir practice in Skagit County, WA, a single person—possibly a "superemitter"—likely infected 52 / 60 people in attendance (87%). No reported physical contact & few opportunities
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Just a reminder that we have two-fifths of FA real data on how any single person or group gets infected by SARS-CoV-2. We're not there to observe the process. We
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Speaking of short circuiting…Here is an excellent manuscript… But I pose a question to the astute reader. Where is Waldo?https://msphere.asm.org/content/5/5/e00637-20 What key aspect of this design might bias the study?
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Several months ago #TheCoronavirusBook discussed the false dichotomy between droplet and aerosol transmission. “Some nuance can be lost in the oversimplified false dichotomy of airborne versus droplet transmission; they are
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Coronavirus might spread much farther than 6 feet in the air. New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that droplets in our coughs could travel
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https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.16.20067728v1 Beautiful detective work by Yuguo Li, re-enacting the scenario, reviewing video (no fomite or close contact between tables ABC). Shows transmission by microscopic droplets is the best expl
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A simple mask is good , an N95 is even better, but please do not use masks with exhaust valves. The valve provides “breathability” when you exhale by releasing your
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1/ We used augmented reality to show what social distancing guidelines look like in real life: at the grocery store, on a sidewalk, anywhere you might go. You can try
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Still very infectious in the air after 3 hours.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2009324 @ACSP_Canada @CPHO_Canada @ArrudaHoracio @francoislegault @tvanouvelles @Vadeboncoeur_Al @PatrickderyStill very infectious in aerosols after 3 hours.Als
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Life can be Foggy at times…A thread http://onewhohatedbooks.com/2020/10/08/life-can-be-foggy-at-times/ Day before, I was driving to work. I haven’t seen that much fog in my entire time here at Vancouver. I took
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It’s official: “substantial probability that normal speaking causes airborne virus transmission in confined environments.” 1 minute of talking loudly can produce more than 1,000 virus-containing droplets that could linger in the
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Good morning everyone! I’m excited to be doing today’s #GuerillaPublicHealth on COVID transmission and the 6’ “rule”. You can check out Jack’s other works belowhttps://twitter.com/jacktheneuroeng/status/1297959731898834945 @Jack
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A2.(1) Major historical error in 1910 became paradigm: + correct observation (ease of infection in close proximity) was misinterpreted as being due to ballistic droplets+ Stated that aerosol infection was
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As an aerosol scientist with expertise in the niche sub-field of droplet fragmentation, I’ve been meaning to provide some commentary on this article for a while. What does it tell
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Over the last couple of days, you’ve probably noticed a lot more people wearing masks or cloth face coverings in public spaces. Wondering how well these protect from #COVID19 and
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Ok, great - but how do we use this incredible knowledge to protect ourselves and others from respiratory infections? Ah… Well, let's go on another short journey.https://twitter.com/Epi_D_Nique/status/1321936463987154951 2/ Those gross
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