ASSESSMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL AND NATURAL VIRAL AEROSOLS

Abstract

The purpose of these studies was to describe procedures employed in studies on the role of viral aerosols in human viral respiratory disease. The results showed that viral aerosols prepared with the Collision atomizer can be adjusted to a desired content of virus, and that the size distribution of such aerosols coincides to most particles produced in sneezes and coughs from infected volunteers. Thus, the convenience and precision of the technique and its resemblance, at least in part, to natural viral aerosols indicate its potential utility for studies of this kind.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0642469

Entities

People

  • Edward B. Derrenbacher
  • Garrett V. Keefer
  • Peter J. Gerone
  • R. G. Douglas
  • Robert B. Couch
  • Vernon Knight

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerosol Generators
  • Aerosols
  • Airborne
  • Bacterial Aerosols
  • Biological Aerosols
  • Culture Techniques
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Public Health
  • Sampling
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Theoretical Analysis.