key: cord-302735-zal2gr28
authors: Priyanka; Choudhary, Om Prakash; Singh, Indraj; Patra, Gautam
title: Aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2: The unresolved paradox
date: 2020-09-04
journal: Travel Med Infect Dis
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101869
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doc_id: 302735
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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the aetiological agent 18 of coronavirus disease 2019 , has led to a global pandemic defying the 19 geographical borders and putting the lives of billions at risk. The commonly evident 20 symptoms include fever, altered sense of smell and/or taste, cough, sputum expectoration, 21 sore throat, dyspnoea, fatigue and myalgia; whereas the uncommon symptoms include 22 confusion, dizziness, headache, conjunctivitis, rhinorrhoea, nasal congestion, hemoptysis, 23 chest pain, bronchial breath sounds, tachypnoea, crackles/rales on auscultation, cutaneous The transmission of respiratory pathogens have been associated with three primary modes 30 known as "contact," "droplet," and "airborne" transmission. These modes are also being 31 speculated in the context of SARS-CoV-2, but the existing research-based literature and the 32 consequent guidance from the leading public health agencies are still paradoxical. The 

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