Espirro

Espirro ou esternutação é uma expulsão de ar, convulsiva e semiautônoma, do nariz e boca. Algumas doenças podem ser transmitidas pelo espirro que espalha até 40 000 gotículas infecciosas cujo diâmetro varia de 0,5 a 5 µm.^[1]

↑ Cole EC, Cook CE. Characterization of infectious aerosols in health care facilities: an aid to effective engineering controls and preventive strategies. Am J Infect Control. 1998 Aug;26(4):453-64. Sneezing can transmit many diseases PMID 9721404

[1] Cole EC, Cook CE. Characterization of infectious aerosols in health care facilities: an aid to effective engineering controls and preventive strategies. Am J Infect Control. 1998 Aug;26(4):453-64. Sneezing can transmit many diseases PMID 9721404

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