Humidity and respiratory virus transmission in tropical and temperate settings

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1110-1118

  Paynter, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Influenza; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TROPICS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS SHEDDING; VIRUS SURVIVAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIABILITY; WINTER; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLIMATE; INFLUENZA; ORTHOMYXOVIRUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION; TROPIC CLIMATE; VIROLOGY;

CLIMATE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84925075317     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814002702     Document Type: Review

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