Study author Professor Jonathan Reed stressed that wearing face masks and maintaining Social distancingThe most important measures to prevent COVID-19.
newspaper quotes "The Guardian" About Reed: "Previous studies confirmed the continued effectiveness of coronavirus contagious for three hours, but our experience has proven otherwise".
Developed by researchers from the University of "Bristol" A device that allowed them to generate any number of microparticles containing viruses Gently lift it between two electric rings for anywhere between five seconds to 20 minutes, with temperature, humidity and UV rays controlled.
About the experience, Reed said: "This is the first time anyone has been able to simulate what happens to an aerosol during exhalation".
The study, which has not yet been reviewed, suggested that because viral particles leave the relatively moist, carbon dioxide-rich lung, they lose water quickly and dry out, while the transition to lower levels of carbon dioxide is associated with a rapid increase in the temperature of the lung. Acidity.
These two factors disrupt the virus’s ability to infect human cells, but the speed with which the particles dry varies with the relative humidity of the surrounding air.
Among the results of the study also, that the air temperature did not affect the viral infection, which contradicts the prevailing belief that the transmission of the virus is lower at high temperatures.
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The study, conducted by the Aerosol Research Center at the University of “Bristol”, British, confirmed that Corona Virus It loses about 90 percent of its ability to infect us, within 20 minutes of being airlifted.
Study author Professor Jonathan Reed stressed that wearing face masks and maintaining Social distancingThe most important measures to prevent COVID-19.
The newspaper “The Guardian” quoted Reed as saying: “Previous studies have confirmed the continued effectiveness of coronavirus stomach for three hours, but our experience has shown the opposite.”
Researchers from the University of “Bristol” developed a device that allowed them to generate any number of microparticles containing viruses Gently lift it between two electric rings for anywhere between five seconds to 20 minutes, with temperature, humidity and UV rays controlled.
About the experiment, Reed said: “This is the first time that anyone has been able to simulate what happens to an aerosol during the exhalation process.”
The study, which has not yet been reviewed, suggested that because viral particles leave the relatively moist, carbon dioxide-rich lung, they lose water quickly and dry out, while the transition to lower levels of carbon dioxide is associated with a rapid increase in the temperature of the lung. Acidity.
These two factors disrupt the virus’s ability to infect human cells, but the speed with which the particles dry varies with the relative humidity of the surrounding air.
Among the results of the study also, that the air temperature did not affect the viral infection, which contradicts the prevailing belief that the transmission of the virus is lower at high temperatures.
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