Visualization of sneeze ejecta: steps of fluid fragmentation leading to respiratory droplets

Visualization of sneeze ejecta: steps of fluid fragmentation leading to respiratory droplets

Coughs and sneezes feature turbulent, multiphase flows that may contain pathogen-bearing droplets of mucosalivary fluid. As such, they can contribute to the spread of numerous infectious diseases, including influenza and SARS. The range of contamination of the droplets is largely determined by their...

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Main Authors: Scharfman, B. E. (Author), Bourouiba, Lydia (Contributor), Bush, John W. M. (Contributor), Techet, Alexandra H. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission Laboratory (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016-06-30T22:56:11Z.
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