Transmission of influenza a in a student office based on realistic person-to-person contact and surface touch behaviour

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2018, Pages

  Zhang, Nan ^a   Li, Yuguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Airborne; Close contact; Fomite; Hand washing; Infection; Influenza A; Mask; Office; Surface touch

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFLUENZA; STUDENT; VIRUS;

AIRBORNE VIRUS; ARTICLE; CLEANING; FOMITE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS PARTICLE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; HAND; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; STUDENT; TOUCH; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

FOMITES; HAND; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; STUDENTS; TOUCH;

EID: 85051409819     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15081699     Document Type: Article

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