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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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- Transmission par gouttelettes ou Transmission « gouttelettes »
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- Transmission par gouttelettes de salive ou de sécrétions des voies aériennes supérieures (VAS) émises par la toux, la parole, l’éternuement par un sujet infecté. Infectiologie.com - by Bertrand Leduc
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- TRANSMISSION AIR OU TRANSMISSION GOUTTELETTES
Une personne qui parle, tousse, crache ou éternue émet des sécrétions respiratoires dans l’air, sous forme de gouttelettes de différentes tailles. Les plus grosses (> 5 microns) sédimentent rapidement après l’émission. Les plus petites se déshydratent pour former des droplet nuclei qui vont rester en suspension dans l’air, sous forme d’un aérosol.
En cas d’infection respiratoire, ces sécrétions peuvent contenir des micro-organismes. Selon le micro-organisme, sa résistance dans le milieu extérieur, la transmission est possible :
soit par inhalation des droplet nuclei, qui peuvent être véhiculées dans l’air à distance de la personne source. Exemples : tuberculose pulmonaire, rougeole, varicelle
soit par contact direct des muqueuses (ORL ou oculaire) avec les grosses gouttelettes, dans l’environnement proche de la personne source (maximum 2 m), souvent associé à une transmission par contact via les mains contaminées au contact de sécrétions ORL du patient ou d’une surface (table, jouets…) puis portées au visage (bouche, nez ou yeux). Exemples : méningocoque, virus respiratoire syncytial ou de la grippe.
Principales caractéristiques de la transmission “air” versus transmission “gouttelettes”. - GERES by Bertrand Leduc
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- transmissão (disseminação) por (através de) gotículas
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- Ocorre através do contato com o paciente, por gotículas eliminadas pela
fala, tosse, espirros e realização de procedimentos como a aspiração de
secreções. EBSERH - by Felipe Tomasi
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- A transmissão por gotículas ocorre através do contato próximo com o paciente. Gotículas de
tamanho considerado grande (>5 micras) são eliminadas durante a fala, respiração, tosse, e
procedimentos como aspiração. Atingem até um metro de distância e rapidamente se
depositam no chão, cessando a transmissão. Portanto, a transmissão não ocorre em
distâncias maiores, nem por períodos prolongados - HUPE - UERJ by Felipe Tomasi
- Transmissão por gotículas
Ocorre quando as gotículas que contêm microorganismos são espalhadas a curta distância
(menos de 1m) e depositadas nas mucosasa - conjuntiva, boca ou nariz de pessoal ou oputro
doente. Estas partículas são aspergidas pela tosse, espirro ou fala ou durante os cuidados
prestados ao doente como aspiração de secreções ou broncoscopia. Como são muito pesadas estas partículas não ficam em suspensão no ar pelo que não são necessários cuidados
especiais com a ventilação. - Secção de Neonatologia da SPP by Felipe Tomasi
- A transmissão por gotículas requer um contato muito próximo entre a fonte e o paciente, ocorrendo através do contato dessas partículas com a conjuntiva, mucosa nasal ou oral do hospedeiro susceptível. - Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria by Felipe Tomasi
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- انتقال بیماری از طریق قطرات سرفه و عطسه Own research - by Sina Salehi
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- مقاله کلاً مربوط به بیماری سارس بود و تنها مطلبی که شاید قابلتوجه بود و در کووید 19 فراموش شده باشد این است: بیماری سارس هم مثل کووید 19 انتقال از طریق ریز قطرات داشته و گزارشهایی از ابتلای افرادی در هتل نزدیک بیمارستان که در مقابل تهویههای بیمارستان قرار داشته وجود دارد - Corona.behdasht by Sina Salehi
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- въздушно-капков път на предаване
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- Начин на предаване на заразна болест, включващ сравнително големи, на малки разстояния (по-малко от 2 метра) респираторни капчици, получени при кихане, кашляне или говорене. Kaiser Family Foundation - by Andrei Vrabtchev
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- Хората се заразяват със сега циркулиращия грипен щам H3N2 по същите начини, по които със сезонните грипни вируси:
По въздушно-капков път от болен човек, който кашля или киха; - Министерство на здрав by Andrei Vrabtchev
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