Fluid Dynamics of Respiratory Infectious Diseases.
Annu Rev Biomed Eng
; 23: 547-577, 2021 07 13.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1307981
ABSTRACT
The host-to-host transmission of respiratory infectious diseases is fundamentally enabled by the interaction of pathogens with a variety of fluids (gas or liquid) that shape pathogen encapsulation and emission, transport and persistence in the environment, and new host invasion and infection. Deciphering the mechanisms and fluid properties that govern and promote these steps of pathogen transmission will enable better risk assessment and infection control strategies, and may reveal previously underappreciated ways in which the pathogens might actually adapt to or manipulate the physical and chemical characteristics of these carrier fluids to benefit their own transmission. In this article, I review our current understanding of the mechanisms shaping the fluid dynamics of respiratory infectious diseases.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiration Disorders
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Communicable Diseases
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Hydrodynamics
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annu Rev Biomed Eng
Journal subject:
Biomedical Engineering
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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