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Ten Pathogens that are airborne:
1
Covid
2
SARS
3
MERS
4
Flu A
5
Flu B
6
Measles
7
Mumps
8
Rubella
9
Chicken Pox
10
Respiratory Syncitial Virus (RSV)
11
Rhinoviruses
12
Adenoviruses
13
Enteroviruses
14
Human metapneumovirua
15
Parainfluenza
16
Cytomegalovirus
17
Hantavirus
18
Norovirus
19
Hep B
20
Hep C
21
Smallpox
22
Mpox
23
Lassa Virus
24
Nipah
25
Bird flu
26
TB
27
Whooping Cough
28
Strep A
29
Streptococcus pneumoniae
30
Neisseria Meningitidis (meningococcal disease)
31
Diptheria
32
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
33
Chlamydia pneumoniae
34
Legionella pneumophila
35
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
36
Anthrax
37
Tularaemia
38
Brucella
39
MRSA
40
Acinetobacter
41
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
42
Nocardia
43
Histoplasmosis
44
Coccidioides (Valley Fever)
45
Blastomyces dermatitidis
46
Aspergillosis
47
Cryptococcus
48
Pneumocystis jirovecii (pcp pneumonia)
49
Mucormycosis
50
Toxoplasmosis
51
Echonococcus
52
Giardia
Ten things that can reduce the risk of catching an airborne pathogen:
1
An ffp2/n95 mask worn properly
2
Ventilation
3
HEPA air filtration
4
Far UVC
5
Reduced mixing
6
Reduced meeting duration
7
Reduced meeting size
8
Meeting outdoors
9
People with infections staying home
10
Rapid testing before meeting
11
Avoiding crowded indoor spaces
12
CO₂ monitoring to spot poor ventilation
13
Spacing people out
14
Quiet environments (less shouting, fewer aerosols)
15
Hybrid or remote participation options
16
High vaccination uptake
17
Regular symptom checks
18
Better building standards for airflow
19
Masking during travel
20
Reducing CO₂ levels to minimise pathogen halflife
21
Opening windows before people arrive
22
Avoiding recirculated air on transport
23
Scheduling breaks for air refresh
24
Using portable HEPA units in smaller rooms
25
Staggered arrival and departure times
26
Holding events in larger rooms than needed
27
Better humidity control (40–60 percent)
28
Treating any exhaled air as unclean
29
Treating any room as a room filled with exhaled air
30
Wearing a respirator instead of a surgical mask

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