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.

It can remain active as an aerosol for up to three hours, and the droplets can travel farther than scientists realised.

Subscribe for FREE “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 ...

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 ...

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“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 ...

“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,” said co-senior author Dr. Lydia Bourouiba, ...

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 ...

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The viruses that pose the biggest risk to public health have been revealed. Among the viral pathogen families classed as high ...