Open AccessSARS-CoV2 and Air Pollution Interactions: Airborne Transmission and COVID-19
Author(s) -
Kian Fan Chung,
Hisham Abubakar-Waziri,
Gopinath Kalaiarasan,
Ian Adcock,
Claire Dilliway,
F. Fang,
Christopher C. Pain,
Pankaj Kumar,
Emma Ransome,
Vincent Savolainen,
Pankaj Bhavsar,
Alexandra E. Porter
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
molecular frontiers journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2529-7333
pISSN - 2529-7325
DOI - 10.1142/s2529732522400016
Subject(s) - infectivity , covid-19 , airborne transmission , particulates , aerodynamic diameter , air pollution , transmission (telecommunications) , aerosol , pollution , pneumonia , environmental science , environmental health , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , virology , environmental chemistry , biology , chemistry , physics , medicine , disease , virus , ecology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , telecommunications , computer science , pathology , outbreak
A link between outdoor pollution of particulate matter (PM) and the mortality from COVID-19 disease has been reported. The potential interaction of SARS-CoV2 emitted from an infected subject in the form of droplets or as an aerosol with PM[Formula: see text] (PM of 2.5 [Formula: see text]m or less in aerodynamic diameter) may modulate SARS-CoV2 replication and infectivity. This may represent an important airborne route of transmission, which could lead to pneumonia and a poor outcome from COVID-19. Further studies are needed to assess the potential infectivity and severity of such transmission.