Seema S. Lakdawala

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss current evidence regarding the transmission of respiratory viruses by aerosols-how they are generated, transported, and deposited, as well as the factors affecting the relative contributions of droplet-spray deposition versus aerosol inhalation as modes of transmission.

TL;DR: This perspective article re-evaluate studies of influenza virus survival in aerosols, transmission in animal models and influenza incidence to show that the combination of temperature and RH is equally valid as AH as a predictor, and presents a mechanistic explanation based on droplets evaporation and its impact on droplet physics and chemistry for why RH is more likely than AH to modulate virus survival and transmission.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the release of influenza viral RNA-containing particles into the air correlates with increased NA activity and the pleomorphic phenotype of the pH1N1 virus is dependent upon the Eurasian-origin gene segments, suggesting a link between transmission and virus morphology.

TL;DR: In contrast to previously published reports, sustained infectivity of aerosolized influenza viruses in respiratory mucus over a wide-range of relative humidity conditions is detected, indicating a risk of airborne transmission in a broad range of environments.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the ferret soft palate, a tissue not normally sampled in animal models of influenza, rapidly selects for transmissible influenza A viruses with human receptor (α2,6-linked sialic acids) preference.