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The fluid dynamics of disease transmission
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School of Physics Nonlinear Science & Mathematical Physics: Presenting Lydia Bourouiba, MIT
The mechanisms governing the transfer of pathogens between infected and non-infected members of a population are critical in shaping the outcome of an epidemic. This is true whether one considers human, animal or plant populations. Despite major efforts aimed at the mathematical modeling and mitigation of infectious diseases, the fundamental mechanisms of pathogen spreading for most infectious diseases remain poorly understood. I present here the results of combined theoretical and experimental studies of the role of fluid dynamics and fragmentation in disease transmission.
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- Created By:Alison Morain
- Created:03/06/2013
- Modified By:Fletcher Moore
- Modified:10/07/2016
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