droplet spread

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12:54 Apr 23, 2020
English to Danish translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical: Health Care, Science (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: droplet spread
Definition from Kaiser Family Foundation:
Also droplet transmission. A mode of transmission for a contagious disease that involves relatively large, short-range (less than 6 feet) respiratory droplets produced by sneezing, coughing, or talking.

Example sentence(s):
  • "It can be inhaled if you are very close to the patient, if you are creating aerosolization," says Balkhy. But she said past clinical experience with other severe coronaviruses, SARS and MERS, supports the idea that these viruses mainly spread via droplet transmission. NPR
  • While research on the effectiveness of universal mask wearing for reducing respiratory droplet transmission is still thin, there is evidence to support it. The Eagle
  • “If it could easily exist as an aerosol, we would be seeing much greater levels of transmission,” said epidemiologist Michael LeVasseur of Drexel University. “And we would be seeing a different pattern in who’s getting infected. With droplet spread, it’s mostly to close contacts. But if a virus easily exists as an aerosol, you could get it from people you share an elevator with.” Stat News
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5 +1Dråbespredning
Christina Johnsen


  

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Dråbespredning


Definition from Statens Seruminstitut:
Smittespredning sker via person til person-smitte - hovedsageligt ved direkte kontakt ved dråbespredning fra nys eller hoste eller indirekte kontakt

Example sentence(s):
  • Sygdommen kan sprede sig fra person til person gennem dråbespredning fra næsen eller munden, som spredes, når en person med COVID-19 nyser, hoster eller udånder. - Dansk politi  
Christina Johnsen
Denmark
Local time: 00:32
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish

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