Publication Date:
2013-06-06
Description:
Article Influenza A viruses spread through contact, large and small respiratory droplets (aerosols), but the relative importance of these modes of transmission is unclear. Cowling et al . model data from community trials of face masks and hand hygiene and find that aerosol transmission accounts for half of influenza occurrences. Nature Communications 4 doi: 10.1038/ncomms2922
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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