The new report aims to cut down on the confusion around how to “describe the transmission of pathogens through the air that can potentially cause infection in humans,” according to WHO.

While toilet bowls are designed such that the contents are supposed to flush downward, scientists have known for decades that ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced updated terminology on Thursday for pathogens that transmit through the air, doing away with terms like “aerosols” and “droplets” in favour of ...

"There is a blind spot that we have toward airborne transmission, in terms of how a pathogen can survive these sudden changes as it circulates in the air," says Lydia Bourouiba, who is the head of the ...

the amount of time they stayed in the air and their pathogen-carrying potential – all parameters that feed into transmission models. The nasal cavity also affects the shape of the particle cloud ...

At the foundation of disease ecology are efforts to understand pathogen transmission and spread over ... is transmitted through water, soil, air, etc. In contrast, macroparasites (mostly parasitic ...

I had been speaking with the small but close-knit aerobiologist community about the possibility that the new coronavirus could travel easily from person to person through the air—not just ...

These challenges were emphasized during the COVID-19 pandemic because of the documented human transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through the air, but they also apply to other airborne pathogens. The ...

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to another person's during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...

pollutants and viruses occupy the air around us. In this Q&A, Zimmer lends his expertise to shed light on the dangers of airborne pathogens, pollutants from wildfire smoke and the potential of ...

Rows of meticulously tended grapevines sprawled across large vineyards, with a sweet, fruity aroma wafting through the air are classic features ... to obtain a clearer picture of the pathogen’s entry ...

Diseases caused by pathogens are called communicable diseases ... These are called non-communicable diseases: Transmission close transmission The spreading of pathogenic disease, for example ...