| Value |
1e+6
Particles
Range: Table - link Particles
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| Organism |
Unspecified |
| Reference |
Nicas M, Nazaroff WW, Hubbard A. Toward understanding the risk of secondary airborne infection: emission of respirable pathogens. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2005 Mar2(3):143-54. p.147 left column top paragraph and table IIPubMed ID15764538
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| Primary Source |
Duguid JP. The size and the duration of air-carriage of respiratory droplets and droplet-nuclei. J Hyg (Lond). 1946 Sep44(6):471-9.PubMed ID20475760
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| Comments |
"Table II lists the particle counts in different diameter
ranges as reported by Duguid for a cough and a sneeze. The
average number of particles emitted per cough and per sneeze
was 5×10^3 and 1×10^6, respectively." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108799 |