Open AccessAerosol Transmission of Infectious Disease and the Efficacy of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Author(s) -
Laramie Locke,
Oluwabunmi Dada,
Jacob S. Shedd
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-5948
pISSN - 1076-2752
DOI - 10.1097/jom.0000000000002366
Subject(s) - personal protective equipment , aerosol , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease transmission , medicine , disease , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , covid-19 , computer science , meteorology , physics , pathology , telecommunications
Health care professionals and governmental agencies are in consensus regarding contact and droplet transmission of infectious diseases. However, personal protective equipment (PPE) efficacy is not considered for aerosol or airborne transmission of infectious diseases. This review discusses the inhalation of virus-laden aerosols as a viable mechanism of transmission of various respiratory infectious diseases and PPE efficacy.