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Scientists think tuberculosis can spread in aerosols, upending understanding of disease: Report
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021, 7:25 a.m. | Published: Oct. 19, 2021, 11:30 a.m.
By Joseph Ostapiuk |
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The conventional understanding of the spread of tuberculosis, a deadly infectious disease that claimed the lives of more than 1.5 million people last year, was upended on Tuesday after South African researchers claimed aerosols — tiny droplets that are exuded while breathing — are the main contributor to its transmission, the New York Times reported.
The findings, presented at a virtual conference, shift away from the widely-believed hypothesis that coughing, a signature symptom of the disease, was the primary means of circulation. The report indicated scientists believe as much as 90% of the tuberculosis disease released by an infected person could be carried in the aerosol particles...
Scientists think tuberculosis can spread in aerosols, upending understanding of disease: Report
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021, 7:25 a.m. | Published: Oct. 19, 2021, 11:30 a.m.
By Joseph Ostapiuk |
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The conventional understanding of the spread of tuberculosis, a deadly infectious disease that claimed the lives of more than 1.5 million people last year, was upended on Tuesday after South African researchers claimed aerosols — tiny droplets that are exuded while breathing — are the main contributor to its transmission, the New York Times reported.
The findings, presented at a virtual conference, shift away from the widely-believed hypothesis that coughing, a signature symptom of the disease, was the primary means of circulation. The report indicated scientists believe as much as 90% of the tuberculosis disease released by an infected person could be carried in the aerosol particles...