Published time: 13 July 2020
Authors: Michael Klompas, Meghan A. Baker, Chanu Rhee.
Keywords: droplets, aerosols, COVID-19, airbone.
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reawakened the long-standing debate about the extent to which common respiratory viruses, including the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), are transmitted via respiratory droplets vs aerosols. Droplets are classically described as larger entities (>5 μm) that rapidly drop to the ground by force of gravity, typically within 3 to 6 feet of the source person. Aerosols are smaller particles (≤5 μm) that rapidly evaporate in the air, leaving behind droplet nuclei that are small enough and light enough to remain suspended in the air for hours (analogous to pollen).
Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Reference: http://jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2020.12458
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