A case for “HEPA” and Air Filtration
One of the many lessons learned during the last two years of Covid was that one of the most significant ways the virus was transmitted was through the air. Not just the air carrying…
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Biological Air Quality Considerations for Non-Healthcare, As Built Environments
Affiliation: GBAC, Global Biorisk Advisory Council When a virus or other infectious agent is transmitted through tiny droplets and aerosols, it is said to be an airborne disease. SARS-CoV-2, influenza, chicken pox, and…
PART 2: Critical Appraisal: Humidity and Influenza
Editor Note: This article is a Critical Review to our Call for Critical Appraisals: Humidity and Influenza https://infectioncontrol.tips/2018/06/11/call-critical-appraisals-humidity-influenza/ Please send your commentaries to [email protected]. Commentaries should cite peer-reviewed sources, and be a minimum of 250 words. Critical…
Call for Critical Appraisals: Humidity and Influenza
The Journal of Infectious Disease recently published the article, ‘Influenza Virus Infectivity Is Retained in Aerosols and Droplets Independent of Relative Humidity.’ The article advocates that the relative humidity has little effect on the…
Clean Water, Air, Hands and Surface Lower HAIs
Effective infection control programs must deal with all environmental sources and modes of transmission that lead to the negative effects of microbes on materials. These may include product odors, deterioration, staining, bio-slimes, human impacts…
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