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Editor, Senior Moderator
Rev Med Virol
. 2021 Oct 1;e2297.
doi: 10.1002/rmv.2297. Online ahead of print.
Behaviour of aerosols and their role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2; a scoping review
José Miguel Robles-Romero[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gloria Conde-Guillén[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Juan Carlos Safont-Montes[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Francisca María García-Padilla[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Macarena Romero-Martín[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Covid-19 has triggered an unprecedented global health crisis. The highly contagious nature and airborne transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 virus requires extraordinary measures for its containment. It is necessary to know the behaviour of aerosols carrying the virus to avoid this contagion. This paper describes the behaviour of aerosols and their role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 according to published models using a scoping review based on the PubMed, Scopus, and WOS databases. From an initial 530 references, 9 papers were selected after applying defined inclusion criteria. The results reinforce the airborne transmission route as a means of contagion of the virus and recommend the use of face masks, extending social distance to more than 2 metres, and natural ventilation of enclosed spaces as preventive measures. These results contribute to a better understanding of SARS-CoV-2 and help design effective strategies to prevent its spread.
Keywords: Covid-19; SARS-CoV-2; aerosol; airborne transmission; bioaerosol; coronavirus; droplet; social distance; ventilation.
. 2021 Oct 1;e2297.
doi: 10.1002/rmv.2297. Online ahead of print.
Behaviour of aerosols and their role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2; a scoping review
José Miguel Robles-Romero[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gloria Conde-Guillén[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Juan Carlos Safont-Montes[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Francisca María García-Padilla[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Macarena Romero-Martín[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34595799
- DOI: 10.1002/rmv.2297
Abstract
Covid-19 has triggered an unprecedented global health crisis. The highly contagious nature and airborne transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 virus requires extraordinary measures for its containment. It is necessary to know the behaviour of aerosols carrying the virus to avoid this contagion. This paper describes the behaviour of aerosols and their role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 according to published models using a scoping review based on the PubMed, Scopus, and WOS databases. From an initial 530 references, 9 papers were selected after applying defined inclusion criteria. The results reinforce the airborne transmission route as a means of contagion of the virus and recommend the use of face masks, extending social distance to more than 2 metres, and natural ventilation of enclosed spaces as preventive measures. These results contribute to a better understanding of SARS-CoV-2 and help design effective strategies to prevent its spread.
Keywords: Covid-19; SARS-CoV-2; aerosol; airborne transmission; bioaerosol; coronavirus; droplet; social distance; ventilation.
