Dynamics of infectious disease transmission by inhalable respiratory droplets

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 50, 2010, Pages 1355-1366

  Stilianakis, Nikolaos I ^a,b   Drossinos, Yannis ^a,c  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Dynamics; Epidemic; Influenza; Respiratory droplets

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DYNAMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PATHOGENS;

AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION; DROPLET DIAMETERS; DROPLET DYNAMICS; DROPLET SPRAYS; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODELS; FACE CONTACTS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFECTIOUS PATHOGENS; INFLUENZA; MUCOUS MEMBRANES; RESPIRATORY DROPLETS; THREE MODELS; TRANSMISSION MODE;

DROP FORMATION;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; BREATHING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INHALATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUCOSA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SECRETIONS; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; WEIGHT, MASS AND SIZE;

EID: 77956563049     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0026     Document Type: Review

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