Great @arianaeunjung article on role of super-spreaders & airborne spread of SARS-2: 80% of cases may be caused by 10% of people (super-spreaders) e.g. 187 cases linked to single Michigan bar. Ironically, regions least impacted could be at great risk..1/5
washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07…
washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07…
...because 1 infectious person could set off a chain reaction of infections in large vulnerable pop. Key factor may be airborne spread where virus travels far / lingers in air, particularly indoors. Scientists have warned this could be major culprit...2/5
...e.g. in restaurant in China where virus spread to other tables possibly through AC; or in S. Korea bldng where 95 of the 216 workers on one floor were infected. Bldngs should consider modifying HVAC to bring in more outside air & filter out virus...3/5
...ventilation on modes of transportation - buses/trains/planes - also needs to be looked at. Like this case where a man in back of a bus with closed windows infected seven others, including one sitting 31 ft away...4/5
bit.ly/3ji1Lqh
bit.ly/3ji1Lqh
...super-spreaders may carry and/or shed much more virus. Importantly, this study of likely super-spreaders shows most were 20–39 years old and presymptomatic or asymptomatic at virus transmission. Another reason why wearing a mask is so important....5/5
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26…
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26…
