气溶胶新研究解释了最近教堂餐馆新冠疫情的爆发

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5月27日, 加州大学从事气溶胶研究的博士Prather,領头在《科学》杂志上发表了一篇文章,揭示了最近发现的教堂和餐馆新冠肺炎爆发流行的原因。

一般的传染呼吸道疾病的细菌和流感病毒,都是附着在5到10微米的水汽颗粒上。根据1930年流感时的观察,水汽颗粒随咳嗽喷嚏排出后,很快因重力下坠,运行不满6 英尺。据此,为防新冠肺炎的感染,WHO建议人和人之间的距离应至少保持6英尺。可是,尽管严格遵循这一规定,最近仍爆发了教堂活动或饭店就餐后的群聚感染,为什么呢?

原来新冠病毒在空气中的载体主要不是水汽颗粒,而是气溶胶。气溶胶比水汽颗粒更小,仅1微米左右。Prather他们采用先进的激光技术,肉眼观察了水汽颗粒和气溶胶的运动,发现细小的气溶胶颗粒和水汽颗粒不同,唱歌说话就可使其释放。释放后,如在室内,可长时间在室内飘浮,如在室外,甚至可飘一公里以上。

所以教堂唱诗后,餐馆进食时从口腔释放的带新冠病毒的气溶胶,可长时间弥漫在教堂餐馆内。此时,口腔和鼻孔因没有戴口罩而失防的正常人,都可因此被感染。

Prather他们的结果再一次提示了口罩的重要性。N95口罩、外科口罩、甚至自做的口罩,都可以防止或减轻病毒气溶胶的入侵。即使减轻病毒入侵的数量,也可减轻症状,改善预后。 但简单的薄薄的头巾,基本上没有作用。

原文见文献:Prather KA et al, Science 2020。

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