The Effect of Motion of Respiratory Droplets on Propagation of Viral Particles

Z. Ugulava¹ , Z.N. Osmanov²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.9 , Issue.5 , pp.23-26, Oct-2021

Online published on Oct 31, 2021

Copyright © Z. Ugulava, Z.N. Osmanov . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
In this work we investigate viral load propagation due to liquid droplets expelled during respiratory actions. We describe a mechanism of the transmission of such evaporating system and analyze dependence on several ambient parameters for different respiratory processes, such as sneezing, coughing and speaking. Our study has found that a significant amount of viral load and droplets from the respiratory fluid might transfer beyond the customary 2m distance, understanding of which might give us a better insight about regulations and risks posed by an infected individual.

Key-Words / Index Term :
SARS-CoV-2, Viral load, Respiration propagation

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