
Preprint: 12% increase in relative humidity reduced Covid aerosol viral load by 50%
A study in which volunteers with COVID-19 were placed in an experimental chamber and monitored for aerosol emissions has found that a 12% increase in relative humidity reduced aerosol viral load by 50%. Humidifiers could help reduce airborne transmission.
A study in which volunteers with COVID-19 were placed in an experimental chamber and monitored for aerosol emissions has found that a 12% increase in relative humidity reduced aerosol viral load by 50%.
Humidifiers could help reduce airborne transmission.https://t.co/lJdtNiK2z5 pic.twitter.com/omKUg6iReF
— Dr Zoë Hyde (@DrZoeHyde) January 6, 2022
Preprint: Quantifying environmental mitigation of aerosol viral load in a controlled chamber with participants diagnosed with COVID-19
** The whole Twitter thread is interesting, with some pointing out that high humidity may turn the virus aerosol into droplets, which then fall to onto surfaces, and there is some evidence for this in the paper. **
From 17th March 2020, during our first (and so far only) infection by Sars-Cov-2:
#Coronavirus Doesn't Seem To Like Humidity?
2/2* Tried head over bowl of hot water with towel over head
* Breathing seemed less laboured after just 20 minutes
* Seems Coronavirus might not like high humidity?
* Ties in with earlier post abt latitude?https://t.co/hWAGTW39rF— Corona Heads Up (@CoronaHeadsUp) March 17, 2020
In winters what comes handy is all the nuskas from my mom! Every time I have blocked nose or cough, she would add 1-2 tablespoon of #VicksVaporub in a bowl of hot water, not boiling for steam inhalation. Vicks VapoRub gives fast relief from cold and blocked nose. pic.twitter.com/gEctaJYHtx
— bhumi pednekar (@bhumipednekar) February 3, 2021
New study shows that both temperature and humidity play a key role in the survival of Sars-Cov-2
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