Aerosol transmission of infectious disease.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The concept of aerosol transmission is developed to resolve limitations in conventional definitions of airborne and droplet transmission.METHODS
The method was literature review.RESULTS
An infectious aerosol is a collection of pathogen-laden particles in air. Aerosol particles may deposit onto or be inhaled by a susceptible person. Aerosol transmission is biologically plausible when infectious aerosols are generated by or from an infectious person, the pathogen remains viable in the environment for some period of time, and the target tissues in which the pathogen initiates infection are accessible to the aerosol. Biological plausibility of aerosol transmission is evaluated for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus and norovirus and discussed for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, influenza, and Ebola virus.CONCLUSIONS
Aerosol transmission reflects a modern understanding of aerosol science and allows physically appropriate explanation and intervention selection for infectious diseases.Links
Authors+Show Affiliations
,From the School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Source
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 57:5 2015 May pg 501-8
MeSH
AerosolsAir Microbiology
Caliciviridae Infections
Coronavirus
Cough
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Humans
Norovirus
Particle Size
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Sneezing
Pub Type(s)
Journal ArticleReview
Language
eng
PubMed ID
25816216
Citation
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Aerosol transmission of infectious disease.
AU - Jones,Rachael M,
AU - Brosseau,Lisa M,
PY - 2015/3/28/entrez
PY - 2015/3/31/pubmed
PY - 2016/2/3/medline
SP - 501
EP - 8
JF - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
JO - J. Occup. Environ. Med.
VL - 57
IS - 5
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The concept of aerosol transmission is developed to resolve limitations in conventional definitions of airborne and droplet transmission. METHODS: The method was literature review. RESULTS: An infectious aerosol is a collection of pathogen-laden particles in air. Aerosol particles may deposit onto or be inhaled by a susceptible person. Aerosol transmission is biologically plausible when infectious aerosols are generated by or from an infectious person, the pathogen remains viable in the environment for some period of time, and the target tissues in which the pathogen initiates infection are accessible to the aerosol. Biological plausibility of aerosol transmission is evaluated for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus and norovirus and discussed for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, influenza, and Ebola virus. CONCLUSIONS: Aerosol transmission reflects a modern understanding of aerosol science and allows physically appropriate explanation and intervention selection for infectious diseases.
SN - 1536-5948
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/25816216/Aerosol_transmission_of_infectious_disease_
L2 - http://Insights.ovid.com/pubmed?pmid=25816216
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DP - Unbound Medicine
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