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What is "airborne"? WHO has created a new common language for talking about how diseases spread. It took over two years to put it together. Here's my story 🧪 [Gift link] www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/h...

I find it a bit confusing and I'm not sure that it actually changes much:

I guess I'll have to re-read this, but they open with "...this allows to move away from the dichotomy of … aerosols … and droplets" but then they create a more extreme dichotomy of "airborne transmission" and "direct deposition". They then stratify their recommendations: "There is NO suggestion...

Global technical consultation report on proposed terminology for pathogens that transmit through the airwww.who.int This global technical consultation report brings together viewpoints from experts spanning a range of disciplines with the key objective of seeking consensus regarding the terminology used to describe...