Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2

By K. Prather, Chia C. Wang, R. Schooley. Science, 2020

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Masks and testing are necessary to combat asymptomatic spread in aerosols and droplets Respiratory infections occur through the transmission of virus-containing droplets (>5 to 10 µm) and aerosols (≤5 µm) exhaled from infected individuals during breathing, speaking, coughing, and sneezing. Traditional respiratory disease control measures are designed to reduce transmission by droplets produced in the sneezes and coughs of infected individuals. However, a large proportion of the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appears to be occurring through airborne transmission of aerosols produced by asymptomatic individuals during breathing and speaking (1—3). Aerosols can accumulate, remain infectious in indoor air for hours, and be easily inhaled deep into the lungs. For society to resume, measures designed to reduce aerosol transmission must be implemented, including universal masking and regular, widespread testing to identify and isolate infected asymptomatic individuals.

Subfields: Modeling and Simulation, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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COVID-19 and Public Transportation: Current Assessment, Prospects, and Research Needs (2020, background): “At this stage, it is also clear from epidemiological data that countries that have effectively contained the spread of COVID-19, such as Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea, have enforced universal mask wearing (Prather, Wang, and Schooley 2020).”
Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses (2021, background): “Universal masking is an effective and economical way to block virus-laden aerosols (67).”