TY - JOUR
T1 - Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is the dominant route of transmission
T2 - Droplets and aerosols
AU - Rabaan, Ali A.
AU - Al-Ahmed, Shamsah H.
AU - Al-Malkey, Maysaa K.
AU - Alsubki, Roua A.
AU - Ezzikouri, Sayeh
AU - Al-Hababi, Fadel Hassan
AU - Sah, Ranjit
AU - Al Mutair, Abbas
AU - Alhumaid, Saad
AU - Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.
AU - Al-Omari, Awad
AU - Al-Qaaneh, Ayman M.
AU - Al-Qahtani, Manaf
AU - Tirupathi, Raghavendra
AU - Al Hamad, Mohammad A.
AU - Al-baghli, Nadira A.
AU - Sulaiman, Tarek
AU - Alsubait, Arwa
AU - Mehta, Rachana
AU - Abass, Elfadil
AU - Alawi, Maha
AU - Alshahrani, Fatimah
AU - Shrestha, Dhan Bahadur
AU - Karobari, Mohmed Isaqali
AU - Pecho-Silva, Samuel
AU - Arteaga-Livias, Kovy
AU - Katterine Bonilla Aldana, D.
AU - Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Aerosol
KW - Airborne transmission
KW - COVID-19
KW - Droplets
KW - SARS-CoV-2
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M3 - Original Article
C2 - 33664169
AN - SCOPUS:85102686824
SN - 1124-9390
VL - 29
SP - 10
EP - 19
JO - Infezioni in Medicina
JF - Infezioni in Medicina
IS - 1
ER -
