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Why Nipah Virus Isn't The Next Covid-19: 3 Diseases Might Be Bigger Pandemic Risks
Despite fears, Nipah virus is unlikely to spark a global pandemic like Covid-19 due to low human-to-human transmission. Highly contagious diseases such as measles or vector-borne viruses like dengue pose higher pandemic or epidemic risks. Here's why.
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Can Avian Influenza Transmit Through Air? 7 Prevention Tips For Your Well-Being
Under certain conditions, the Avian influenza virus can also become airborne, particularly in enclosed spaces like poultry farms or live bird markets.
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6 Feet Distance May Not Be Enough To Prevent Virus Spread Indoors: Study
Physical distancing of two metres - about six and a half feet - may not be enough to sufficiently prevent transmission of virus-carrying airborne aerosols indoors, according to a study.
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COVID-19 Virus Airborne, Can Spread Beyond 6 Feet: Top US Medical Body
The principal mode by which people are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is through very fine aerosolised particles released during respiration, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidelines.
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Airflow Inside Car May Help Suppress Transmission Of Airborne Diseases Like Coronavirus: Study
A study conducted by Science Advances shows that optimal airflow inside car's cabin leads to better Air Change Rate (ACH) that could ultimately help in reducing the risk of transmitting airborne diseases between occupants.
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Coronavirus Can Spread Indoors In Air Beyond 6 Feet: Top US Health Body
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday said COVID-19 can spread through virus lingering in the air, sometimes for hours, acknowledging concerns widely voiced by public health experts about airborne transmission of the virus.
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Top US Health Body Says Coronavirus Is Airborne, Then Retracts Warning
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday took down its guidance warning on possible airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus, saying that the draft recommendation was posted in error.
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Likely Some Degree Of Aerosol Transmission Of COVID-19: Top Health Expert
The new coronavirus is likely spreading through the air to some degree, the top U.S. infectious disease official said on Friday, one day after the World Health Organization urged further studies on the ways the virus is transmitted.
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WHO's New Guidelines Acknowledges Airborne Transmission Of COVID-19
The World Health Organization on Thursday released new guidelines on the transmission of the novel coronavirus that acknowledge some reports of airborne transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19, but stopped short of confirming that the virus spreads through the air.
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New WHO Guidance Calls For More Evidence On Airborne Transmission
The World Health Organization on Thursday released new guidelines on the transmission of the novel coronavirus that acknowledge some reports of airborne transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19, but stopped short of confirming that the virus spreads through the air.
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Why Nipah Virus Isn't The Next Covid-19: 3 Diseases Might Be Bigger Pandemic Risks
Despite fears, Nipah virus is unlikely to spark a global pandemic like Covid-19 due to low human-to-human transmission. Highly contagious diseases such as measles or vector-borne viruses like dengue pose higher pandemic or epidemic risks. Here's why.
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Can Avian Influenza Transmit Through Air? 7 Prevention Tips For Your Well-Being
Under certain conditions, the Avian influenza virus can also become airborne, particularly in enclosed spaces like poultry farms or live bird markets.
-
6 Feet Distance May Not Be Enough To Prevent Virus Spread Indoors: Study
Physical distancing of two metres - about six and a half feet - may not be enough to sufficiently prevent transmission of virus-carrying airborne aerosols indoors, according to a study.
-
COVID-19 Virus Airborne, Can Spread Beyond 6 Feet: Top US Medical Body
The principal mode by which people are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is through very fine aerosolised particles released during respiration, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidelines.
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Airflow Inside Car May Help Suppress Transmission Of Airborne Diseases Like Coronavirus: Study
A study conducted by Science Advances shows that optimal airflow inside car's cabin leads to better Air Change Rate (ACH) that could ultimately help in reducing the risk of transmitting airborne diseases between occupants.
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Coronavirus Can Spread Indoors In Air Beyond 6 Feet: Top US Health Body
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday said COVID-19 can spread through virus lingering in the air, sometimes for hours, acknowledging concerns widely voiced by public health experts about airborne transmission of the virus.
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Top US Health Body Says Coronavirus Is Airborne, Then Retracts Warning
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday took down its guidance warning on possible airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus, saying that the draft recommendation was posted in error.
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Likely Some Degree Of Aerosol Transmission Of COVID-19: Top Health Expert
The new coronavirus is likely spreading through the air to some degree, the top U.S. infectious disease official said on Friday, one day after the World Health Organization urged further studies on the ways the virus is transmitted.
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WHO's New Guidelines Acknowledges Airborne Transmission Of COVID-19
The World Health Organization on Thursday released new guidelines on the transmission of the novel coronavirus that acknowledge some reports of airborne transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19, but stopped short of confirming that the virus spreads through the air.
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New WHO Guidance Calls For More Evidence On Airborne Transmission
The World Health Organization on Thursday released new guidelines on the transmission of the novel coronavirus that acknowledge some reports of airborne transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19, but stopped short of confirming that the virus spreads through the air.
