Open AccessTransmission of viral respiratory infections in the home
Author(s) -
Donald A. Goldmann
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/00006454-200010001-00002
Subject(s) - rhinovirus , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , common cold , population , virology , respiratory system , covid-19 , orthomyxoviridae , environmental health , immunology , influenza a virus , virus , pathology , disease , telecommunications , infectious disease (medical specialty) , computer science
Respiratory viruses in the home exploit multiple modes of transmission. RSV is transmitted primarily by contact with ill children and contaminated objects in the environment. Influenza appears to be spread mainly by airborne droplet nuclei. Despite many years of study, from the plains of Salisbury, to the hills of Virginia, to the collegiate environment of Madison, WI, the precise routes rhinovirus takes to inflict the misery of the common cold on a susceptible population remain controversial.