The British epidemiologist and infectious disease Professor David Hayman has proposed a strange way to find out the presence of the Corona virus on planes, saying that placing hamsters on board the plane could be one way to check whether the Corona virus can be spread by air transport.
He explained that scientists could use animal studies to test the possible spread of the disease, an approach previously used for tuberculosis research. His comments come after the World Health Organization recognized that there is "emerging evidence" that "Covid-19" can spread through particles in the air.
Hayman said, according to the British newspaper "Daily Mail", that coughing or sneezing can transmit the virus by spreading drops, either directly or if they were pushed in the form of aerosols at a distance of about a meter. There can be another type of air transport - airborne - in which droplet particles are stirred by other means such as air conditioning units.
But he stressed, according to "Russia Today", that the World Health Organization is awaiting examination of the results of ongoing studies in this field. He added: "One of these procedures is to place an animal that can be infected with this virus in different places around hospital rooms, or anywhere, to see if these animals have been infected. In the past it was made for tuberculosis with guinea pigs, and hamsters could be infected With this virus. "
In response to a question about whether there is any evidence of an air travel beyond theoretical studies, Professor Heyman said that there was "some anecdotal evidence" that physically separated people had been infected in a restaurant in China.
But Hayman, who works at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said that people should not believe that wearing a face mask will protect them outdoors from any kind of infection, and if there is an air transmission, we need to understand it better before we can put on The interventions are in place.
He added that SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) is not transmitted by air circulation, although it has different means of reproduction in the lungs, while tuberculosis does not transmit on airplanes.
Professor Keith Nell, Professor Emeritus of Infectious Diseases at the University of Nottingham, said separately on Wednesday: "The transmission of aerosols cannot be excluded but we need to know which methods - drops, aerosols or surface contamination - are important as a dangerous infection. Until then, the removal remains Social etiquette, coughing and hand washing is important. "
British epidemiologist suggests a strange way to detect the presence of "corona" in passenger aircraft
2020-07-10T03:47:59.904Z
The British epidemiologist and infectious disease Professor David Hayman has proposed a strange way to find out the presence of the Corona virus on planes, saying that placing hamsters on board the plane could be one way to check whether the Corona virus can be spread by air transport.
Source: emara