Throughout the discussions, there is a clear recognition of the scientific evidence supporting aerosol transmission, exemplified by references to studies from 2019 and historical pandemics, as well as videos explaining microdispersion mechanisms. The tone varies from technical to casual, with many participants emphasizing the importance of understanding aerosol behavior, which shows the group's high interest and engagement driven by the emerging implications for health measures and policy decisions.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most posts acknowledge the importance of aerosol transmission, citing scientific studies and expressing support for recognizing airborne routes of infection.
InterestHigh interest
Posts demonstrate high curiosity and attention, with many referencing specific articles, studies, and historical examples, indicating strong engagement with the topic.
EngagementHigh engagement
Many discussions include quoting from scientific papers, sharing videos, and debating terminology, showing deep involvement and active dissemination of knowledge.
ImpactModerate impact
The collective discussions seem to influence perceptions of infection control, urging precautionary measures and highlighting the significance of aerosol studies, suggesting a moderate but meaningful impact.
Abstract in brief
Recognizing whether respiratory infectious agents are transmitted through aerosols versus large droplets significantly impacts infection control strategies and costs, as aerosol transmission implies the need for more stringent protective measures.
The terminology surrounding aerosols, large droplet transmission, and airborne transmission is often used interchangeably or confusingly; clarifying these terms is crucial for implementing appropriate interventions, such as choosing the right level of personal protective equipment (PPE).
The article emphasizes that while some pathogens like tuberculosis, measles, and chickenpox are clearly transmitted via aerosols, others like influenza may have a more variable potential for airborne transmission depending on host, viral, and environmental factors.]
¿Sabes qué es la transmisión por microgotas? Si no quieres volverte un escrupulos@ patológico (como yo) NO VEAS ESTE VÍDEO.
Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate. #abrelaventana
https://t.co/c48E4QYPFD
Mark Twain dijo "La historia no se repite, pero a veces rima".
Por lo visto, en 1918, en plena pandemia de la mal llamada gripe española, ya se hablaba del contagio por microgotículas del que os hablé en este vídeo:
https://t.co/c48E4QYPFD
¿Qué os parece este old fashioned BOE? https://t.co/9eQy1LFEek
Determining whether a virus is airborne is not an easy feat; there isn’t even a consensus on what airborne means! But here’s what we know about COVID-19’s flying status so far.
https://t.co/BzpxEdoeLK https://t.co/CAyWCelScK
There is confusion about droplet and aerosol transmission of COVID-19. This video defines these terms, reviews studies on viral particle survival, and discusses transmission routes. The airborne route is especially…
This video explores what it means for a virus to be airborne, emphasizing the importance of recognizing aerosol transmission versus large droplets. Clear terminology is crucial for effective infection control, impacting…
Masks can significantly reduce the risk of coronavirus infection by blocking aerosols. This video explains the role of aerosol transmission and why mask-wearing is essential for effective infection control, especially…
Nov 21, 2023 · 6 shares · 291 followersView post →
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Brent McConnell
@brentmYYC · X
@PeteUK7 @ariccio Hahaha! 1980-1995ish. It was the end of the chickenpox party & Cold War era and a time when citation-less medical textbooks were biblical by nature.
https://t.co/OlOLiglAOf
Oct 11, 2023 · 2 likes · 2,897 followersView post →
…you *do* know what aerosols are, right?
It’s the same shit that makes up droplets, just a bit finer.
Also, this goes into what is blocked by which mask by size range…and defines what an aerosol is, since you don’t know what the fuck you’re saying.
https://t.co/lIpE9bfi6Y https://t.co/3jXiJjXqRz https://t.co/WN0YxYdi4Y
Jan 15, 2023 · 1 like · 1,869 followersView post →
@TRyanGregory “However, in some situations, such as where there are strong ambient air cross-flows, for example, larger droplets can behave like aerosols with the potential to transmit infection via this route (see next section below)” https://t.co/APblJJvpCM
Jun 4, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 654 followersView post →
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SprkJoy4BtrDays
@SprkJoy4BtrDays · X
RT @VicLeungIDdoc: Applies to #MPX #Monkeypox -
“For anisotropic agents, even if a mode of transmission (e.g. aerosols) accounts for only…
Jun 1, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,882 followersView post →
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Lazarus Long
@LazarusLong13 · X
RT @VicLeungIDdoc: Applies to #MPX #Monkeypox -
“For anisotropic agents, even if a mode of transmission (e.g. aerosols) accounts for only…
Jun 1, 2022 · 2 shares · 15,980 followersView post →
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Dr. Victor Leung, MD
@VicLeungIDdoc · X
Applies to #MPX #Monkeypox -
“For anisotropic agents, even if a mode of transmission (e.g. aerosols) accounts for only a minority of cases, interruption of that route of transmission may be required if it accounts for the most severe cases.”
https://t.co/t4OBAQdL4h
Jun 1, 2022 · 9 likes · 2 shares · 7,998 followersView post →
@metal4timmy @RandPaul That's because droplets were thought (for no good reason) to be the primary vector early on. That was always wrong though. what defenders of masks simply refuse to comprehend is that airborne spread is different.
https://t.co/Vn8kZriLJC
@Mimsy2020 @NickWTOP @WTOP Peer reviewed study about the basic principles of aerosolized transmission of any virus or bacterium.
https://t.co/sGkcOBcrOa
@UniversalMaski2 @Iamgoingtosleep @danaparish @DrKatrin_Rabiei @akm5376 @SherriDouville @jessica_bassett @GosiaGasperoPhD @SprkJoy4BtrDays @ProfCharlesHaas @jljcolorado @meganranney @ShellyMBoulder @Poppendieck @HuffmanLabDU @BarryHunt008 @citlanx @NjbBari3 @CDCgov @Surgeon_General @DvsBlack @RWalensky @nynursesunited @Cleavon_MD @APIC @DRTomlinsonEP @microlabdoc @sri_srikrishna @CDC_Firstline @noellejt @yaneerbaryam @DrEricDing @linseymarr @Don_Milton @CDCDirector @NuritBaytch @DrEricLevi @realsmartchange @AnuAnandaraja @ErinSandersNP @j_g_allen @celinegounder @AmyTanMD @WHO @myrabatchelder @mjb302 @DropletDiaries @emilygraymd_mph Raymond Tellier, Kevin Fennelly, @linseymarr @Don_Milton and other might beg to differ with your interpretation. They have been saying aerosol transmission is happening with other viruses before COVID-19.
https://t.co/WDt9HIl51e
Aug 26, 2021 · 8 likes · 86,930 followersView post →
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Alan Miesz
@AlanMiesz · X
@MikaelNiku Tässä reviewissa ja sen lähteissä on jotain yritystä muiden (kun julkaisuajankohta on tammikuu 2019) ilmalevitteisten virusten osalta, mutta kukaan ei ole tainnut tehdä tätä hirveän kvantitatiivisesti tai jos on, siinä joutunee olettamaan aika paljon. https://t.co/LsTb8SAQwh
@jeanbarbeau2 @polynh2 @C_A_Gustave @VeilletteAndre @INSPQ @EricBillyFR @StephaneKM @vincentglad Cc @jmcrookston MERS and SARS aerosol transmission studies prior to the CoV-2 pandemic?
I have one here.
https://t.co/QLX3YGm5LL
Aug 6, 2021 · 2 likes · 2,290 followersView post →
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sir kent norton Golden Eagle Consultant
@sirkentnorton · X
aerosol or droplet transmission of infectious agents: 5 µm is 1 million a meter below 5 µm is a aerosol goes directly to the lungs above it is 5 µm which is actually a droplet #Nano7labs https://t.co/FXsQjkLvap
Please get the indoor places the new/up-graded Ventilation systems & UV-C Lighting that will make the difference. Look at Dr Yugao Li's https://t.co/Y3OVGxmkdL &
https://t.co/wIxmLL94Or https://t.co/FtkqxV0FSg
.With this in mind, this review considers the commonly used term of 'aerosol transmission' in the context of some infectious agents that are well-recognized to be transmissible via the airborne route.
https://t.co/b1hnmtl7Dc https://t.co/39hpyVauKB
Hoe worden we belazerd deel honderd.
Ene zegt in 21, niet mogelijk, of kans nihiel, ander zet drama.
Maar alles wat drama is, was in 2019 al bekend, hoe kan het dan dat wij alles als nieuw voor de kiezen krijgen? Zelfs Corona werd toen al gemeld.
https://t.co/M4fygeoYsz https://t.co/SMxP7BhuiW
@bmadhu @jivanadi What do you mean taken blindly? By whom?
Scientists were not blind to it. For example, see this
https://t.co/iaYI1oBN3i
If you mean others, all this literature was out in the public. Experts told them. If they don't listen, it's not being blind. Its closing your eyes
May 16, 2021 · 1 like · 4,483 followersView post →
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ScienceStop
@B0tSci · X
RT @drklausner: Nice primer https://t.co/tGDMq12zcf https://t.co/SHotw4IziB
May 8, 2021 · 1 share · 4,056 followersView post →
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drklausner
@drklausner · X
Nice primer https://t.co/tGDMq12zcf https://t.co/SHotw4IziB
May 8, 2021 · 1 share · 3,295 followersView post →
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Armand Vervaeck + TESLA nieuws ☮️
@ArmandVervaeck · X
RT @HarrySpoelstra: I found it, a must read and the article that started and supported my early #airborne thoughts on #SarsCoV2 back in Jan…
May 8, 2021 · 2 shares · 11,565 followersView post →
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ScienceStop
@B0tSci · X
RT @HarrySpoelstra: I found it, a must read and the article that started and supported my early #airborne thoughts on #SarsCoV2 back in Jan…
May 8, 2021 · 2 shares · 4,056 followersView post →
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Harry Spoelstra
@HarrySpoelstra · X
I found it, a must read and the article that started and supported my early #airborne thoughts on #SarsCoV2 back in Jan/Febr 2020!
(Published 31jan 2019!) #aerosols
https://t.co/8H670UG4zH
May 8, 2021 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 16,988 followersView post →
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Jonathan
@jmcrookston.bsky.social · Bluesky
Here read an article by people who know their stuff:
https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-019-3707-y
@JBToledoman @Zigmanfreud @TruetheNews This is painful— viruses can be and always have been transmitted via aerosol dispersion. How often do you folks have to embarrass yourselves:
https://t.co/RhbBfwZklM
@LapointeShaw I agree that we are probably under appreciating aerosol (and airborne) transmission of many respiratory viruses. I have learned a lot from Raymond Tellier, who's been studying this for years. https://t.co/QvfwoBiM8j
Recognition of aerosol transmission of infectious agents: a commentary
#COVIDisAirborne
https://t.co/HkbpeLhe84
Mar 27, 2021 · 1 share · 8,083 followersView post →
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David R Tomlinson
@DRTomlinsonEP · X
‘Over time, for a pathogen with a truly predominant airborne transmission route, eventually sufficient numbers of published studies will demonstrate its true nature’
Raymond Tellier, Yuguo Li, Benjamin J. Cowling and Julian W. Tang, 2019
https://t.co/ogugiPLVdw
@CathNoakes @GrahamMedley @chrischirp @TAH_Sci True.
Seems that aerosol evidence for R0s lower than COVID in that list above in:
- SARS (original)
- Influenza
according to
https://t.co/xkcqbBLiOq
and MERS according to
https://t.co/UcYEI743Gk
ie all of them
So I assume droplet doesn't *rule out* aerosol transmission?
An interesting read. Recognition of aerosol transmission of infectious agents: a commentary. Tellier, R., Li, Y., Cowling, B.J. et al. Recognition of aerosol transmission of infectious agents: a commentary. BMC Infect Dis 19, 101 (2019). #COVID19Vic https://t.co/60rmxYQbde
Feb 6, 2021 · 1 share · 1,469 followersView post →
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Paulo Pancho Canadiano
@PauloEastvan · X
@AdrianaBarton @ASTeacherParent @jjhorgan @CDCofBC This hair splitting definition of what is primarily airborne or not has a lot to do with what scientific disciplines one studied and there’s legitimate nuance about what these terms mean. https://t.co/YsI8YWeOTC
Heather human rights now, no hierarchy, no borders
@heather09353201 · X
Article January 2019 re airborne transmission of viruses - incl the then emerging Covid 19 virus.
Which science was the gov following, exactly, when it released Covid patients into care homes?
https://t.co/NF2jPS5E7U
@jmcrookston 5/ may predominate in different settings [16, 20], making the airborne route for that particular pathogen more of an opportunistic pathway, rather than the norm [21]. https://t.co/19C0yuh21L
@ShibaInu2006 @pino_in_bcn @SergioEfe @CienciaGob @sanidadgob Es que ahora mismo no tendrían que estar discutiendo cómo es de sólida, hay evidencias como poco de que puede jugar un papel significativo y eso implica principio de precaución. Y además es que esto no es nuevo... https://t.co/CvQtqfLnI1
@KamalaHarris @JoeBiden 1/ Which scientists will you be listening to?
Courtesy of @BeckyJohnson222 https://t.co/FJsFmbkqCN
https://t.co/XS1DrLUwjW
https://t.co/uSjvafPPUO
https://t.co/phsn9LGGNC
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@ddcampayo Las gotas de Flügge se aplican también a las nebulizadas al espirar.
Respecto a lo de que supone otra vía de contagio es lógico. Ya hablábamos de ello en el canal hace 5 meses
Sep 28, 2020 · 1 like · 7,979 followersView post →
So you wanna blame the WHO and China for the virus but you’re doing it on false premises and this is the main one:
What Does it Mean for a Virus to Be “Airborne”? https://t.co/vH348JMFle
Determining whether a virus is airborne is not an easy feat; there isn’t even a consensus on what airborne means! But here’s what we know about COVID-19’s flying status so far.
https://t.co/BzpxEdoeLK https://t.co/CAyWCelScK
@rubencotoh No es miedo, es prevención. En la calle te cruzas con gente que tiene la mala costumbre de respirar, hablar, toser... Es un tema más que trillado y con suficiente evidencia como para debatirlo a estas alturas.
https://t.co/c48E4QYPFD
Jul 10, 2020 · 1 like · 7,979 followersView post →
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John Sam
@JohnSam57668631 · X
RT @sushikubo: Raymond Tellier "Recognition of Aerosol Transmission of Infectious Agents: A Commentary" https://t.co/soM8lfA8Lz
Mark Twain dijo "La historia no se repite, pero a veces rima".
Por lo visto, en 1918, en plena pandemia de la mal llamada gripe española, ya se hablaba del contagio por microgotículas del que os hablé en este vídeo:
https://t.co/c48E4QYPFD
¿Qué os parece este old fashioned BOE? https://t.co/9eQy1LFEek
Mi conclusión PERSONAL es:
Si vamos a ir a un restaurante, para evitar la propagación mi recomendación es fortalecer la vigilancia por monitoreo de temperatura, aumentar la distancia entre las mesas y mejorar la ventilación.
Y la razón la da este vídeo:
https://t.co/Q3XOdFIvHA
Btw, si quieres saber más sobre el mecanismo de transmisión del SARS-Cov2 por microgotas durante las conversaciones, aquí tienes un vídeo que te he montado with all my love (y de paso te suscribes)
https://t.co/Q3XOdFIvHA
@dylanhmorris @jesse_kroll And this one for viruses other than flu: Tellier, R., Li, Y., Cowling, B.J., Tang, J.W., 2019. Recognition of aerosol transmission of infectious agents: a commentary. BMC Infect Dis 19, 101. https://t.co/IHH5Mm6Y4H
Sólo por el hecho de recomendar otra canción para estos momentos que el puto "Resistiré", eso y que este tío me parece un crack, aquí tenéis :
https://t.co/89Vo2z7Bzk
Gracias a los @Los3_Chanchitos por dárme a conocer a @sdesiensia
¿Sabes qué es la transmisión por microgotas? Si no quieres volverte un escrupulos@ patológico (como yo) NO VEAS ESTE VÍDEO.
Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate. #abrelaventana
https://t.co/c48E4QYPFD
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