Ten scientific reasons in support of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Aerosol and surface stability of SARS-CoV-2 as compared with SARS-CoV-1

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Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics

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It is time to address airborne transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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SARS-CoV-2 Transmission From People Without COVID-19 Symptoms

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Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2

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The basic reproduction number (R0) of measles: a systematic review

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Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients

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Particle Sizes of Infectious Aerosols: Implications for Infection Control

Fennelly, K. P. (2020) · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine · doi:10.1016/s2213-2600(20)30323-4 · Cited by 621 · see citing works

Estimating the overdispersion in COVID-19 transmission using outbreak sizes outside China

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Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in two Indian states

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Compositional and functional differences of the mucosal microbiota along the intestine of healthy individuals

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Transmission heterogeneities, kinetics, and controllability of SARS-CoV-2

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Short-range airborne route dominates exposure of respiratory infection during close contact

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Exaggerated risk of transmission of COVID-19 by fomites

Goldman, E. (2020) · The Lancet Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30561-2 · Cited by 359 · see citing works

Outdoor transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses: a systematic review

Bulfone, T. C., Malekinejad, M., Rutherford, G. W., & Razani, N. (2021) · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaa742 · Cited by 355 · see citing works

Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)

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Collection, particle sizing and detection of airborne viruses

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Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patientsPreprint

Lednicky, J. A., Lauzardo, M., Fan, Z. H., et al. (2020) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2020.08.03.20167395 · Cited by 189 · see citing works

Long-distance airborne dispersal of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 wards

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SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 are transmitted through the air between ferrets over more than one meter distance

Kutter, J. S., de Meulder, D., Bestebroer, T. M., Lexmond, P., Mulders, A., Richard, M., Fouchier, R. A. M., & Herfst, S. (2021) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21918-6 · Cited by 176 · see citing works

Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment for Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Via Breathing, Speaking, Singing, Coughing, and Sneezing

Schijven, J., Vermeulen, L. C., Swart, A., Meijer, A., Duizer, E., & de Roda Husman, A. M. (2021) · Environmental Health Perspectives · doi:10.1289/ehp7886 · Cited by 142 · see citing works

A SARS-CoV-2 Cluster in an Acute Care Hospital

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Superspreading drives the COVID pandemic — and could help to tame it

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Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 from the air in a car driven by a COVID patient with mild illness

Lednicky, J. A., Lauzardo, M., Alam, M. M., Elbadry, M. A., Stephenson, C. J., Gibson, J. C., & Morris, J. G. (2021) · International Journal of Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2021.04.063 · Cited by 124 · see citing works

Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 during Border Quarantine and Air Travel, New Zealand (Aotearoa)

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THE RECENT OUTBREAK OF SMALLPOX IN MESCHEDE, WEST GERMANY1

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SARS-CoV-2 and the role of orofecal transmission: a systematic review

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SARS-CoV-2 and the role of orofecal transmission: a systematic review

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SARS-CoV-2 and the role of airborne transmission: a systematic review

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Correlating Josephson supercurrents and Shiba states in quantum spins unconventionally coupled to superconductors

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The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic

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The Rise of Wearable Devices during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

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Long distance airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2: rapid systematic review

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Detection and quantification of infectious severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 in diverse clinical and environmental samples

Lin, Y.-C., Malott, R. J., Ward, L., Kiplagat, L., Pabbaraju, K., Gill, K., Berenger, B. M., Hu, J., Fonseca, K., Noyce, R. S., et al. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-09218-5 · Cited by 74 · see citing works

Indoor Aerosol Science Aspects of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission

Nazaroff, W. W. (2022) · Indoor Air · doi:10.1111/ina.12970 · Cited by 70 · see citing works

Size distribution of exhaled aerosol particles containing SARS-CoV-2 RNA

Alsved, M., Nygren, D., Thuresson, S., Fraenkel, C.-J., Medstrand, P., & Löndahl, J. (2023) · Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1080/23744235.2022.2140822 · Cited by 57 · see citing works

First nosocomial cluster of COVID-19 due to the Delta variant in a major acute care hospital in Singapore: investigations and outbreak response.

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Research of standard hand-washing week promoting hand hygiene

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Perceptions and behaviors related to hand hygiene for the prevention of H1N1 influenza transmission among Korean university students during the peak pandemic period

Park, J., Cheong, H., Son, D.-Y., Kim, S.-U., & Ha, C.-M. (2010) · BMC Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-222 · Cited by 195 · see citing works

Health care personnel hand hygiene status and countermeasures

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Investigation and analysis of hand hygiene of nursing staff in operating room

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A SURVEY ON HAND HYGIENE PRACTICES LEARNT FROM COVID19 PANDEMIC BY URBAN POPULATION IN WEST INDIA

Srivastava, P. (2022) · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH · doi:10.36106/ijsr/9807957