Something similar to a pregnancy test could check for COVID-19 if MIT researchers are successful. Within minutes, and with no lab needed, you could have the results. The Sikes Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and 3M are jointly developing the test and seeing whether it is feasible to...
COVID Analysis: Shopping, Outdoors Safe; Mass Transit, Restaurants Risky
As few as 1,000 SARS-CoV2 viral particles are needed for a COVID-19 infection to take hold. That's based on the MERS and SARS outbreaks. A single breath releases 50 to 5,000 droplets. If a person coughs or sneezes, 200,000,000 viral particles go everywhere. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Professor Erin Bromage searched...
Here’s Why It’s Crazy to Go Outside Without a Mask
Talking emits droplets from your mouth. Loud talking generates even more droplets. These droplets can harbor infectious virus particles. The National Institutes of Health published a letter with video and visual accompaniment Wednesday to prove a noticeable point. The scientists write, "The act of speaking generates oral fluid droplets that...
New Video Shows COVID-19 Droplets Greatly Contained by Masks
Talking emits droplets from your mouth. Loud talking generates even more droplets. These droplets can harbor infectious virus particles. The National Institutes of Health published a letter with video and visual accompaniment Wednesday to prove a noticeable point. The scientists write, "The act of speaking generates oral fluid droplets that...