Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Anatomical Sciences Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Environ Res. 2021 Sep;200:111752. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111752. Epub 2021 Jul 22.
With the outbreak of Coronavirus (2019) (COVID-19), as of late March 2020, understanding how the cause of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmitted is one of the most important questions that researchers are seeking to answer; because this effort helps to reduce the spread of disease. The COVID-19 is highly transmissible and deadly. Despite "tracking the call" and carefully examining patient contact, it is not yet clear how the virus is transmitted from one sick person to another. Why it is so transmissible? Can viruses be transmitted through speech and exhalation aerosols? How far can these aerosols go? How long can an aerosol containing a virus stay in the air? Is the virus amount in these aerosols enough to lead to an infection? There is no consensus on aerosols' role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Findings show that SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission is possible. Therefore, to effectively reduce SARS-CoV-2, precautionary control strategies for aerosol transfer should be considered. Our aim is to review the evidence of the aerosol transmission containing SARS-CoV-2.
随着 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)的爆发,截至 2020 年 3 月底,了解严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒 2(SARS-CoV-2)的传播途径是研究人员正在努力回答的最重要问题之一;因为这有助于减少疾病的传播。COVID-19 具有高度传染性和致命性。尽管“追踪通话”并仔细检查了患者接触情况,但仍不清楚病毒如何从一个病人传播到另一个病人。为什么它如此具有传染性?病毒可以通过言语和呼气气溶胶传播吗?这些气溶胶可以传播多远?含有病毒的气溶胶在空气中能停留多久?这些气溶胶中的病毒数量是否足以导致感染?关于气溶胶在 SARS-CoV-2 传播中的作用尚无共识。研究结果表明,SARS-CoV-2 气溶胶传播是可能的。因此,为了有效减少 SARS-CoV-2,应考虑针对气溶胶转移的预防控制策略。我们的目的是回顾含有 SARS-CoV-2 的气溶胶传播的证据。