Contagio de covid-19 – El profesor de Química de la Universidad de Colorado Boulder, José Luis Jiménez, es parte de un grupo de 239 científicos que cree que la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) está tardando en reaccionar.
El grupo escribió una carta abierta en la revista Clinical Infectious Diseases el pasado 6 de julio en el que pedía al organismo que reconociera la transmisión del coronavirus a través de aerosoles, es decir, partículas infecciosas en el aire.
La OMS afirma que el virus “se transmite principalmente a través de contacto directo, indirecto (por objetos o superficies contaminadas) o cercano con personas infectadas a través de las secreciones de boca y nariz”.
“Las personas que están a un metro o menos de distancia de la persona infectada pueden contagiarse de covid-19 cuando esas gotas infecciosas entran en su boca, nariz u ojos”, afirma el ente mundial de la salud.
Estas gotículas viajan por el aire, pero caen al suelo a entre uno y dos metros de distancia, mientras que los aerosoles, explica Jiménez, pueden permanecer suspendidos en el aire y seguir siendo infecciosos durante más tiempo.
Y para este experto en aerosoles la diferencia es importante, porque estos se parecen al humo del tabaco: en una habitación mal ventilada, este “humo” se va acumulando, y las personas que pasen mucho tiempo en ella acabarán inhalándolo en grandes cantidades, aumentando el riesgo de contagio. — Read on www.bbc.com/mundo/amp/noticias-53907801
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