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That dusty cabin you're opening this weekend could be hiding a deadly virusSpring cleaning at cabins can be dangerous. Hantavirus, carried by mice, spreads through droppings and urine. Inhaling dust from these can ...- Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship: Symptoms, treatment, infections in north AmericaHantavirus, which can cause fatal respiratory illness, can be spread when particles from rodent droppings or urine become airborne. It does...
- Why Keeping the Bathroom Door Closed Can BackfireContrary to popular belief, closing bathroom doors can worsen indoor air quality by trapping moisture, microbes, and pollutants. Research i...
- The Hidden Reason Your Kitchen Gets Greasy So FastYour greasy kitchen is not just about dirty wipes. Tiny oil droplets released during cooking become invisible airborne particles. These par...
- Is Leaving the Bathroom Fan On Longer Actually Helping?Leaving your bathroom exhaust fan on longer after a shower is vital. Scientific evidence shows this simple habit significantly reduces humi...
- Why the air at the gym may be more likely to spread COVIDIn 2020, 54 South Koreans developed COVID after Zumba classes with infected instructors and then passed it to family members and acquaintan...
- Even six-foot distance doesn’t keep Covid virus away, says new CDC guidelineThe agency now states explicitly that airborne virus can be inhaled even when one is more than six feet away from an infected individual.
- Ventilation matters: Open the windows to curb Covid spread, say expertsPeople are much more likely to become infected in a room lacking any ventilation system.
- Scientists decode how air conditioning spreads coronavirus aerosolsThe study analysed the complex flows that occur when cold airflow from ACs interacts with the hot plume from a dining table, and the transp...
- Keep windows open: Does the airflow inside the car affect Covid transmission risk?Blasting the car's ventilation system doesn't circulate air as well as a few open windows.
- Stay indoors! There is a possibility coronavirus can travel more than 6 feet in the airResearch indicates it can, but it's not clear how much of the pandemic is caused by such cases.
- Coronavirus found in unoccupied apartment suggests toilets could have a role in spreadTraces of SARS-CoV-2 were detected in February on the sink, faucet and shower handle of a long-vacant apartment, researchers at the Chinese...
- Don't need a N95 respirator to cover your face. Cloth masks may prevent coronavirus spread tooSeveral layers of cotton fabric can block droplet and other contamination in the environment.
- New study detects coronavirus genetic material in air, but unclear if particles are infectiousWhether there is potential for SARS-CoV-2 to spread through the air has been less clear.
- As people stay home, aerosol levels hit 20-year low in India: NASAThe US space agency's satellite sensors observed aerosol levels at a 20-year low post the countrywide lockdown, implemented to slow the spr...
- Take the day off from work if you have flu! You can transmit it just by breathingIt's a lot easier to catch a flu than you think.
- NASA to award $ 100k prize for designing aerosol sensorTiny airborne particles, known as aerosols, can contribute to a variety of health problems, such as asthma and respiratory tract irritation.
- Design lightweight aerosol sensor to win $100,000 NASA prizeWashington, Sep 20 (IANS) You stand a chance to win a grand $100,000 prize for designing a lightweight and easy-to-use aerosol sensor that ...
- NASA to undertake globe-spanning research campaignsNASA is sending scientists around the world this year - from the edge of the Greenland ice sheet to the coral reefs of the South Pacific - ...
- NASA airborne campaigns to tackle questions on climateThese studies into several incompletely understood Earth system processes were competitively-selected as part of NASA's Earth Venture-class...
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