| Value |
40000
Droplets
|
| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
Cole EC, Cook CE. Characterization of infectious aerosols in health care facilities: an aid to effective engineering controls and preventive strategies. Am J Infect Control. 1998 Aug26(4):453-64. p.455 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID9721404
|
| Primary Source |
Cox CS. The aerobiological pathway of microorganisms. Chichester (UK): John Wiley & Sons 1987. |
| Comments |
"A sneeze can generate as many as 40,000 droplets, which can evaporate to particles in the 0.5 to 12 µm range." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108804 |