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Moderators: Allen Haddrell and Prashant Kumar
Background: While the areas of study of indoor air and infectious disease epidemiology both emphasize the use of modeling for understanding disease transmission systems, siloing of disciplines, different model assumptions, and different vocabulary have limited the emergence of transdisciplinary science around airborne infectious diseases. Here we show that integration of simple air and...
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly contributed to deepen our understanding of respiratory virus transmission, emphasizing the critical role of indoor environments and the necessity of effective ventilation. Historically, public health guidelines primarily addressed large droplet as transmission routes. It was not until the spring of 2021, due to the increasing scientific evidence, that major...
Introduction:
Application of mobile air cleaning devices (MACs) in schools has been put forward as a potential control measure to limit and/or prevent respiratory virus outbreaks through reduction of viral concentrations in air. However, evidence on the effectiveness of air cleaning technologies on viral levels in general, and in schools specifically is lacking. Exploring airborne viral...
Exposure to bacteria and fungi in enclosed spaces for long periods of time has been associated with adverse health effects. Airborne fungi can cause lung disease and irritation of the mucous membrane and airborne bacteria are possible catalysts for conditions such as asthma, rhinitis and bronchitis. The issue of healthy educational buildings is a global concern because children are...
