WHO Updates Terminology for Airborne Pathogens
The report introduces the term "infectious respiratory particles" and advocates for moving away from the dichotomy of the previously used terms "aerosols" and "droplets."
The report introduces the term "infectious respiratory particles" and advocates for moving away from the dichotomy of the previously used terms "aerosols" and "droplets."
A mysterious illness in parts of China has triggered fears of another outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the infectious disease that killed over 700 people in 2002-03.