《JAMA,7月13日,Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Theoretical Considerations and Available Evidence》

  • 来源专题:COVID-19科研动态监测
  • 编译者: zhangmin
  • 发布时间:2020-07-28
  • Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

    Theoretical Considerations and Available Evidence

    Michael Klompas, MD, MPH1,2; Meghan A. Baker, MD, ScD1,2; Chanu Rhee, MD, MPH1,2

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    JAMA. Published online July 13, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.12458

    The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reawakened the long-standing debate about the extent to which common respiratory viruses, including the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), are transmitted via respiratory droplets vs aerosols. Droplets are classically described as larger entities (>5 μm) that rapidly drop to the ground by force of gravity, typically within 3 to 6 feet of the source person. Aerosols are smaller particles (≤5 μm) that rapidly evaporate in the air, leaving behind droplet nuclei that are small enough and light enough to remain suspended in the air for hours (analogous to pollen).

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