The Airborne Transmission of Respiratory Diseases
Fluids and Materials Seminar
8th June 2023, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Fry Building, 2.04
Exhaled aerosol particles smaller than 100 microns in diameter provide an important route for the transmission of respiratory pathogens such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus. From human participant studies, we will explore the amount of aerosol that individuals exhale when breathing, speaking, coughing and singing, and the potential for aerosol generating procedures in clinical contexts to transmit disease. The microphysical processes that transform exhaled aerosols will be discussed along with the connection between the microphysics and the transport distance. We will also examine the factors that control the airborne survival of bacteria and infectivity of viruses in aerosol once exhaled.
Organisers: Jesse Taylor-West, Rachel Bennett
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