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  2. Airborne transmission - Wikipedia

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    A 2011 study concluded that vuvuzelas (a type of air horn popular e.g. with fans at football games) presented a particularly high risk of airborne transmission, as they were spreading a much higher number of aerosol particles than e.g., the act of shouting. [49] Exposure does not guarantee infection.

  3. Wells-Riley model - Wikipedia

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    The doses are breathed out or otherwise emitted by the infectious person into the air of the room, such that in the room there is a concentration of these doses per unit volume of the air. If you are breathing in air at volume rate B {\displaystyle B} , then after a time t R {\displaystyle t_{R}} in the room, the

  4. Negative room pressure - Wikipedia

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    Negative pressure is generated and maintained in a room by a ventilation system that continually attempts to move air out of the room. Replacement air is allowed into the room through a gap under the door (typically about one half-inch high). Except for this gap, the room is as airtight as possible, allowing little air in through cracks and ...

  5. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Multiple US agencies rolled out new public health rules as a result of the TB spread: the CDC brought in new guidelines mandating HEPA filters and HEPA respirators, [127] NIOSH pushed through new 42 CFR 84 respirator regulations in 1995 (like the N95), [128] and OSHA created a proposed rule for TB in 1997, a result of pressure from groups like ...

  6. Management of tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB.. The medical standard for active TB is a short course treatment involving a combination of isoniazid, rifampicin (also known as Rifampin), pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for the first two months.

  7. California city declares a public health emergency after ...

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    The City Council of Long Beach, California has authorized a public health emergency in response to a local outbreak of tuberculosis. The city's health officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, declared the ...

  8. Room air distribution - Wikipedia

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    Most often, the air outlets and inlets are placed in the ceiling. Supply diffusers in the ceiling are fed by fan coil units in the ceiling void or by air handling units in a remote plant room. The fan coil or handling unit takes in return air from the ceiling void and mix this with fresh air and cool, or heat it, as required to achieve the room ...

  9. Long Beach health officials declare tuberculosis outbreak a ...

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