《JAMA,3月26日,Turbulent Gas Clouds and Respiratory Pathogen Emissions》

  • 来源专题:COVID-19科研动态监测
  • 编译者: zhangmin
  • 发布时间:2020-03-27
  • Turbulent Gas Clouds and Respiratory Pathogen Emissions

    Potential Implications for Reducing Transmission of COVID-19

    Lydia Bourouiba, PhD1

    Author Affiliations Article Information

    JAMA. Published online March 26, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4756

    The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak vividly demonstrates the burden that respiratory infectious diseases impose in an intimately connected world. Unprecedented containment and mitigation policies have been implemented in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, including travel restrictions, screening and testing of travelers, isolation and quarantine, and school closures.

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