| Literature DB >> 33664169 |
Ali A Rabaan1, Shamsah H Al-Ahmed2, Maysaa Al-Malkey3, Roua Alsubki4, Sayeh Ezzikouri5, Fadel Hassan Al-Hababi6, Ranjit Sah7, Abbas Al Mutair8, Saad Alhumaid9, Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq10, Awad Al-Omari11, Ayman M Al-Qaaneh12, Manaf Al-Qahtani13, Raghavendra Tirupathi14, Mohammad A Al Hamad15, Nadira A Al-Baghli16, Tarek Sulaiman17, Arwa Alsubait18, Rachana Mehta19, Elfadil Abass20, Maha Alawi21, Fatimah Alshahrani22, Dhan Bahadur Shrestha23, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari24, Samuel Pecho-Silva25, Kovy Arteaga-Livias26, D Katterine Bonilla-Aldana27, Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales28.
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a pandemic worldwide. On a daily basis the number of deaths associated with COVID-19 is rapidly increasing. The main transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 is through the air (airborne transmission). This review details the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the aerodynamics, and different modes of transmission (e.g. droplets, droplet nuclei, and aerosol particles). SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted by an infected person during activities such as expiration, coughing, sneezing, and talking. During such activities and some medical procedures, aerosols and droplets contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 particles are formed. Depending on their sizes and the environmental conditions, such particles stay viable in the air for varying time periods and can cause infection in a susceptible host. Very few studies have been conducted to establish the mechanism or the aerodynamics of virus-loaded particles and droplets in causing infection. In this review we discuss the various forms in which SARS-CoV-2 virus particles can be transmitted in air and cause infections.Entities:
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Year: 2021 PMID： 33664169
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infez Med ISSN： 1124-9390