Viral Aerosol Transmission
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "General Virology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 131
Special Issue Editor
Interests: infectious disease aerobiology; communicability of airborne disease; aerosol ecology; transmission of infectious bioaerosols; aerosol infection models
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue of Viruses entitled ‘Viral Aerosol Transmission.’ This Special Issue aims to explore the critical aspects of viral bioaerosols, their generation, transport, and the complex dynamics influencing their role in disease transmission.
An integral concept in the airborne transmission of infectious agents is the biologically active componentry that comprises the aerosol particle and the functional dynamic nature of particle contents. A functional understanding and emphasis on capturing the breadth of biological variables and the complexity of predicting the behavior of infectious aerosols and their consequences in disease induction is an important part of transdisciplinary communication and one of the scientific cornerstones of respiratory health research. Bioaerosols are aerosol particles that harbor a constellation of biologic componentry packaged on a microbial scale. It is now widely accepted that biologically active agents, when in aerosol form, rarely travel through the air in a singular state. Rather, when microorganisms are propelled into the air through natural generation processes directly from the respiratory system or through fomite re-aerosolization in cases where viability can be maintained on inanimate surfaces, they are carried on particles on which their own size has negligible impact. Infectious particles resulting from the process of natural aerosol generation ultimately possess the capacity to be inhaled and induce disease. We encourage submissions that delve into these intricate processes, offering new insights into the behavior, impact, and mitigation of viral bioaerosols. Your expertise and research in this field are invaluable to advancing our understanding of viral aerosol transmission at its most basic level.
Prof. Dr. Chad J. Roy
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- viral bioaerosols
- viral aerosol transmission
- bioaerosol generation
- bioaerosol transport
- complex dynamics
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