Modeling the airborne survival of influenza virus in a residential setting: the impacts of home humidification

• Main Authors: Myatt Theodore A (Author), Kaufman Matthew H (Author), Allen Joseph G (Author), MacIntosh David L (Author), Fabian M Patricia (Author), McDevitt James J (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Laboratory research studies indicate that aerosolized influenza viruses survive for longer periods at low relative humidity (RH) conditions. Further analysis has shown that absolute humidity (AH) may be an improved predictor of virus...