Sentences with phrase «aerosolized pathogens»

«Another potential application is biodefense, where eCAPs may be used as a rapid postexposure aerosol treatment in individuals after exposure to aerosolized pathogens, where the goal of immediate treatment would be to rapidly reduce bacterial dose from a lethal to a nonlethal or subclinical level,» says Montelaro.

Aerosolizing the pathogen — so that it can be released and inhaled by a large number of people — is an obvious approach, but this is difficult to do, not least because many infectious agents can't survive long outside a host.

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In general, the risk of aerosol transmission increases with proximity and duration of exposure to the source; however, once aerosolized, certain pathogens may remain infective over long distances, depending on particle size, the nature of the pathogen, and such environmental factors as temperature and humidity.3