Published March 26, 2020
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Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
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- 1. University of Hong Kong
- 2. Harvard University
- 3. University of Maryland, College Park
Description
We identified seasonal human coronaviruses, influenza viruses and rhinoviruses in the exhaled breath and coughs of children and adults with acute respiratory illness. Surgical face masks significantly reduced detection of influenza virus RNA in respiratory droplets and coronavirus RNA in aerosols, with a marginally significant reduction in coronavirus RNA in respiratory droplets. Our results indicate that surgical facemasks could prevent transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses from symptomatic individuals.
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- Is cited by
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-16836/v1 (DOI)