Droplets and Aerosols in the Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Matthew Meselson
Abstract
Aerosols and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 With reference to a letter about the use of laser light scattering to visualize droplets that emanate during speech, this author describes the nature of aero...
Topics & Concepts
Transmission (telecommunications)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakOpticsAerosolLight scatteringPhysicsScatteringEnvironmental scienceMaterials scienceMeteorologyComputer scienceVirologyTelecommunicationsBiologyMedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyOutbreakDiseaseInfection Control and VentilationAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsNoise Effects and Management