Effect of saliva fluid properties on pathogen transmissibility

Abstract With an increasing body of evidence that SARS-CoV-2 is an airborne pathogen, droplet character formed during speech, coughs, and sneezes are important. Larger droplets tend to fall faster and are less prone to drive the airborne transmission pathway. Alternatively, small droplets (aerosols)...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Reyes, Douglas Fontes, Alexander Bazzi, Michelle Otero, Kareem Ahmed, Michael Kinzel
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/27e2a9f4620f4053bf0670192cf4c6d3
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