Relative Contributions of Four Exposure Pathways to Influenza Infection Risk

• Published in: Risk analysis Vol. 29; no. 9; pp. 1292 - 1303
• Main Authors: Nicas, Mark, Jones, Rachael M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.09.2009; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Air Microbiology; Cough; Disease transmission; Droplets; Environmental Exposure; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Exposure; Health risks; Human subjects; Humans; Infections; Influenza; Influenza, Human; Influenza, Human - transmission; Inhalation; Mathematical models; Membranes; microbial risk assessment; microbiological risk assessment; Pathways; Public health; Risk; Risk Assessment; Sprayers; Sprays; Statistical analysis; Studies; transmission; transmission pathway; Virology

The relative contribution of four influenza virus exposure pathways--(1) virus-contaminated hand contact with facial membranes, (2) inhalation of respirable cough particles, (3) inhalation of inspirable cough particles, and (4) spray of cough droplets onto facial membranes--must be quantified to det...