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How Diseases and Epidemics Move Through a Breath of Air

Offered By: TED via YouTube

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TEDMED Courses Public Health Courses Epidemiology Courses Disease Prevention Courses Pathogens Courses Ventilation Systems Courses

Course Description

Overview

Explore the cutting-edge research on airborne disease transmission in this 16-minute TED talk. Discover how Lydia Bourouiba, a Disease Transmission Scientist, leverages fluid dynamics and biophysics to uncover the secrets behind pathogen movement. Learn about the mechanics of how diseases travel from the mouth into the air and through various environments like ventilation systems, hospitals, and airplanes. Gain insights into advanced mechanistic modeling and its potential to prevent disease outbreaks before they occur. Understand how this groundbreaking work can inform critical decision-making to reduce the spread of infectious diseases, advancing our knowledge beyond the 19th-century foundations laid by Louis Pasteur.

Syllabus

How diseases and epidemics move through a breath of air


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