The World Health Organization has issued a report that transforms how the world understands respiratory infections like Covid, influenza and measles. Motivated by grave missteps in the pandemic, the ...

Motivated by grave missteps in the pandemic, the WHO convened about 50 experts in virology, epidemiology, aerosol science, and bioengineering, among other specialties, who spent 2 years poring through ...

As recent history proves, airborne respiratory infections are not to be trifled with. Now, a new sprayable coating applied to standard air filters might give us a leg up in the war against the ...

“Is no one interested in understanding the dynamics of airborne infection, probably the greatest single cause of morbidity in humans?” The exasperation boils over midway through Carl Zimmer’s ...

"Together with Japanese researchers, we have developed a completely new theory on the transmission of airborne diseases within and between rooms and on how pathogens can be removed by ventilation," ...

The World Health Organization updated its classification of airborne diseases last month in a move expected to influence infection control policies globally. However, it’s unclear whether the CDC will ...

As more UK workers and students return to offices and schools, a new model has been developed to predict the risk of airborne COVID-19 infection in such environments. Ventilation is complicated and ...

Ventilation systems are most helpful when combined with other hospital airflow systems, such as HEPA air filtration, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI), and other means of deactivating viruses, ...

The World Health Organization has issued a report that transforms how the world understands respiratory infections like COVID-19, influenza, and measles. Motivated by grave missteps in the pandemic, ...

The CDC has so far been reluctant to press for such measures, as it updates foundational guidelines on curbing airborne infections in hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, and other facilities that ...