| Value |
3000
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 |
Des Prez RM, Heim CR. Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In: Mandell GL, Douglas Jr RG, Bennett JE, editors. Principles and practices of infectious diseases. 3rd ed. New York: Churchill Livingston 1990. p. 1877-906. |
| Comments |
"A cough can generate some 3000 droplet nuclei,
as can talking for 5 minutes." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108803 |