Recognition of aerosol transmission of infectious agents: a commentary

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 101 - 9
• Main Authors: Tellier, Raymond, Li, Yuguo, Cowling, Benjamin J., Tang, Julian W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 31.01.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aerosol; Aerosols; Air Microbiology; Airborne; Care and treatment; Chickenpox; Disease transmission; Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control; Droplet; Humans; Infection; Infection Control; Influenza; Influenza viruses; Pathogenic microorganisms; Protective devices; Respiratory system agents; Respiratory tract diseases; Review; Terms and phrases; Transmission; Tuberculosis; Infection; Droplet; Aerosol; Airborne; Transmission

Although short-range large-droplet transmission is possible for most respiratory infectious agents, deciding on whether the same agent is also airborne has a potentially huge impact on the types (and costs) of infection control interventions that are required.The concept and definition of aerosols i...