When researcher Josh Santarpia stands at the foot of a bed, taking measurements with a device that can detect tiny, invisible particles of mucus or saliva that come out of someone's mouth and move through the air, he can tell whether the bedridden person is speaking or not just by looking at the read-out on his instrument.
They want to know that with a high degree of confidence because the question of whether or not the coronavirus can be"airborne" is extremely contentious right now — and it's a question that has real implications for what people should do to avoid getting infected.
"I think the public is concerned about this, but the World Health Organization says 'no, the disease is not airborne,'" says Marr. An"airborne" virus, in contrast, has long been considered to be a virus that spreads in exhaled particles that are tiny enough to linger in the air and move with air currents, letting them be breathed in by passersby who then get sick. Measles is a good example of this kind of virus — an exhaled measles pathogen can hang suspended in a room for a couple hours after an infected person leaves.
What's more, coughs and sneezes create turbulent clouds of gas that can propel respiratory particles forward. Fauci went on to say he was"disturbed" by headlines about the virus traveling such distances"because that's misleading. That means that, all of a sudden, the 6-foot thing doesn't work." needed for health-care workers when they do medical procedures which might be anticipated to produce smaller respiratory droplets that could then be inhaled.
It may have been artificial, says Marr, but"the conditions they used in that laboratory study are actually less favorable for survival compared to the real world. So it's more likely that the virus can survive under real world conditions." He thinks it is possible that some form of airborne spread is playing a role in the transmission of this virus.
ofcourse its airborne. no other way this thing spreads so efficiently unless everybody who has it likes to like doorhandles or something
It feels like we've been debating this for years now.
THERE IS NO HOPE WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE...WE ALL HAVE AND THERE IS NO CURE...PLEASE GOVERNMENT KILL US ALL...WE ARE DOOMED!
Impervious to infection.
It's only contentious to the republicans who don't give a shit about workers, only about the money keeping them away from those type of people.
I remember seeing a sewage leak that infected 300 or something in one building in Wuhan. It was swept up into the ventilation system. Yet, most of the stuff I read is about spit or sneezes.
Do they have any information on toilet flushes? I have yet to see a general recommendation that people close their toilets. If it is contagious via fecal matter and toilets create an aerosol. It seems like this should be in CDC recommendations if this is an issue.
It being airborne would explain a lot.
So is it time to start bussing dissidents err.. I mean 'infected' folks to repurposed Walmart buildings to be incinerated alive to supposedly 'contain' the spread?
Protect yourself
Wear an aviators hat
Based on COVID’s highly contagious nature, it seems highly probable.
I believe it's airborne, otherwise how come it multiplied so quickly ?
Jim Acosta interrupts Dr. Birx as she criticizes the WHO’s response to coronavirus
Stay TF home.
I believe this article. I have an experience that I was infected with flu years ago when I was jogging.
China been working with this virus for a few years. Ask them.
China knew this and announced it on February 8. Why do you think they were fogging disinfectant into the Wuhan air? Or mandating all wear masks?
Those particles can hang in the air awhile too.
I guess these experts never did research on previous coronavirus outbreaks. And, why are people told to stay at home if it is unknown how it spreads by these experts?
if this is true why all the press conferenced
We should ban the consonants B, P, and T
All I have to do is convince myself it's a hoax or that the flu is worse and I'm protected.
This is why I've always preferred people to stay at least an arm's length away ... Stay out of my bubble!
They could have done this study for the flu, the common cold and other respiratory diseases.
great
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