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  1. May 7, 2024 · WHO now admits the COVID virus and other germs spread “through the air.” This plain language may help improve research and action to fight disease

  2. Apr 18, 2024 · The descriptor ‘through the air’ can be used in a general way to characterize an infectious disease where the main mode of transmission involves the pathogen travelling through the air or being suspended in the air.

  3. Apr 26, 2024 · The document says the term "through the air" can be used for infectious diseases in which the main spread involves a pathogen traveling through the air or being suspended in the air. The...

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  4. May 7, 2024 · The new report clearly divides transmission of pathogens into those that involve contact (with humans or with surfaces) and “through the air transmission.” Through the air transmission is then broken down into two subcategories: “direct deposition,” where droplets reach the mucus membranes of the mouth, eyes, or nose of ...

  5. May 12, 2020 · The virus that causes COVID-19 can persist in aerosol form, some studies suggest. But the potential for transmission depends on many factors, including infectiousness, dose and ventilation. By ...

  6. Apr 18, 2024 · The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the...

  7. Apr 24, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed how it classifies pathogens that spread through the air, such as SARS-CoV-2. The redefinition has been two years in the making, and comes after ...