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- Also droplet transmission. A mode of transmission for a contagious disease that involves relatively large, short-range (less than 6 feet) respiratory droplets produced by sneezing, coughing, or talking. Kaiser Family Foundation
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- "It can be inhaled if you are very close to the patient, if you are creating aerosolization," says Balkhy. But she said past clinical experience with other severe coronaviruses, SARS and MERS, supports the idea that these viruses mainly spread via droplet transmission. - NPR
 by - While research on the effectiveness of universal mask wearing for reducing respiratory droplet transmission is still thin, there is evidence to support it. - The Eagle by
- “If it could easily exist as an aerosol, we would be seeing much greater levels of transmission,” said epidemiologist Michael LeVasseur of Drexel University. “And we would be seeing a different pattern in who’s getting infected. With droplet spread, it’s mostly to close contacts. But if a virus easily exists as an aerosol, you could get it from people you share an elevator with.” - Stat News by
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- Forma de transmisión de microorganismos que son expelidos en gotas (de > 5 u) mediante la tos, estornudo, al hablar o durante procedimientos, como aspiración de secreciones. Estas gotas se desplazan sólo hasta un metro, y luego caen; no permanecen en suspensión. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - by lserina
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- si en algún momento fuera necesario establecer medidas para evitar la transmisión del rinovirus, lo más importante serían las medidas de contacto, pero también se debe usar mascarilla, por la transmisión por gotitas. - Medwave by lserina
- transmisión por Gotitas:
En esta forma de transmisión los microorganismos son expelidos en gotas (de > 5 u) mediante la tos, estornudo, al hablar o durante procedimientos, como aspiración de secreciones. Estas gotas se desplazan sólo hasta un metro, y luego caen; no permanecen en suspensión. - Publicaciones Medicina Univ. Comillas by lserina
- TRANSMISION POR GOTITAS
Se generan al toser, estornudar y hablar,
así como al realizar ciertos procedimientos
(aspiración, fisioterápia o broncoscopia)
Se precisan distancias inferiores a 1 metro - Hospital Universitario La Princesa by lserina
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