Attapon Cheepsattayakorn1,2*, Ruangrong Cheepsattayakorn3 and Porntep Siriwanarangsun1
1Faculty of Medicine, Western University, Pathumtani Province, Thailand 210th Zonal Tuberculosis and Chest Disease Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand 3Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
*Corresponding Author: Attapon Cheepsattayakorn, Faculty of Medicine, Western University, Pathumtani Province, Thailand.
Received: February 24, 2023; Published: March 01, 2023
PM2.5, a fine solid aerosols with diameter of 2.5 µm or less is ambient air [1]. There have reports of association between respiratory viruses and PM2.5 [2], but no correlation was found between PM’s diameter and the virus concentration [1]. PM2.5 in indoor environments is derived mainly from common outdoor sources [3-5]. PM2.5 with longer lifetime of the particles can be deposited in hospitals’ flooring [6,7] and any other surface materials [8,9]. A recent study at a teaching hospital, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia revealed that there was highest SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) RNA on PM2.5 in the number-of-occupant wards [1]. They demonstrated the association between the ward’s design and the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)-laden PM2.5 (Figure 1 and Figure 2) [1].
Citation: Attapon Cheepsattayakorn., et al. “PM2.5, as A Potential SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Carrier". Acta Scientific Microbiology 6.4 (2023): 01-03.
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