TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental factors affecting the transmission of respiratory viruses
AU - Pica, Natalie
AU - Bouvier, Nicole M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded by the Keck Foundation and the NIH Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (CEIRS) HHSN266200700010C (NP) . NMB is funded by an NIAID Career Development Grant ( K08 AI089940 ).
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - Many viruses are capable of infecting the human respiratory tract to cause disease. These viruses display various transmission patterns among humans; however, they all share the ability to transmit from person to person, and their human transmissibility is influenced by the environment in which pathogen and host meet. This review aims to summarize recent and significant observations regarding the impact of environmental factors such as weather and climate, humidity, temperature, and airflow on the transmission of human respiratory viruses. Where possible, knowledge gaps that require further scientific study will be identified.
AB - Many viruses are capable of infecting the human respiratory tract to cause disease. These viruses display various transmission patterns among humans; however, they all share the ability to transmit from person to person, and their human transmissibility is influenced by the environment in which pathogen and host meet. This review aims to summarize recent and significant observations regarding the impact of environmental factors such as weather and climate, humidity, temperature, and airflow on the transmission of human respiratory viruses. Where possible, knowledge gaps that require further scientific study will be identified.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84857366633&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.coviro.2011.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.coviro.2011.12.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22440971
AN - SCOPUS:84857366633
SN - 1879-6257
VL - 2
SP - 90
EP - 95
JO - Current Opinion in Virology
JF - Current Opinion in Virology
IS - 1
ER -