Description:
This online course will describe how aerosols are formed and infect people.
The types of equipment to generate and measure aerosols will be described as will a review of information used to inform risk assessments for the generation and spread of aerosols.
Part 1:
- Definitions of aerosols compared to droplets, how they are formed and how they infect.
- How data generated by aerosol studies informed public health advice and policy during the COVID pandemic
Part 2:
- History of aerosols causing laboratory acquired infections
- How laboratory equipment and facilities are used to control and generate aerosols
- How this information can be used to inform risk assessments and laboratory procedures.
Learning aims:
- Define aerosols and droplets
- List the types of apparatus that can be used to generate and measure aerosols in a laboratory setting.
- Describe how aerosol data can be used to inform laboratory and public health advice.
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