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diebeforei485
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Real-world data show that filters clean Covid-caus...
"Virus particles" do not float free in the air to spread disease. It's usually mostly salt water aerosols with a few virus particles in them.
epgui
on Oct 9, 2021
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They certainly can free-float, generally speaking, but SARS-CoV-2 in particular is indeed known to be mostly in droplets and aerosols.
Personally, I’d caution not to over-generalize this fact.
cma
on Oct 10, 2021
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The smaller a droplet is, the quicker it evaporates due to increasing surface area ratio.
cottager2
on Oct 9, 2021
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Is that known? I don’t think it’s been conclusively decided whether or not the virus spreads via aerosolized droplets or if it’s truly airborne.
epgui
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It is known fairly well in the context of SARS-CoV-2, but other viruses may have different distributions.
jcims
on Oct 9, 2021
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I thought they became airborne by being expelled in a droplet ang the droplet evaporating.
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