Safety,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(4), P. 78 - 78
Published: Nov. 4, 2023
Considering
the
impact
of
COVID-19
on
hospital
facilities
and
relevance
risk
management
occupational
health
safety
within
this
context,
study
introduces
a
method
to
assess
SARS-CoV-2
virus
transmission
in
toilet.
The
proposed
is
based
tripod
involving
environmental,
human,
factors.
For
this,
assessment
methodologies
were
applied,
such
as
Failure
Modes
Effects
Analysis
(FMEA),
Ergonomic
Work
(EWA),
which
allowed
identification
indicators,
Fault
Tree
(FTA),
routes
toilets.
Subsequently,
Analytic
Hierarchy
Process
(AHP)
was
used
find
each
route
weighting
for
calculating
Risk
Score.
results
indicated
that
design
sanitary
equipment,
with
an
emphasis
washbasins
toilets,
especially
or
large
circulation
establishments,
paramount
importance
dissemination
pathogens.
Safe
habits
use
protective
gear
must
be
continuously
encouraged,
but
greater
attention
paid
technical
engineering
issues.
Furthermore,
developed
proved
applicable
tool
identify
main
sources
prioritize
implementation
control
measures.
Viruses,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(4), P. 520 - 520
Published: March 28, 2024
One
of
the
methods
to
inactivate
viruses
is
denature
viral
proteins
using
released
ions.
However,
there
have
been
no
reports
detailing
effects
changes
in
humidity
or
contamination
with
body
fluids
on
inactivation
viruses.
This
study
investigated
and
saliva
efficacy
SARS-CoV-2
ions
multiple
strains.
Virus
solutions
different
infectious
titers
were
dropped
onto
a
circular
nitrocellulose
membrane
irradiated
from
10
cm
above
membrane.
After
irradiation
for
60,
90,
120
min,
measured.
The
effect
virus
under
conditions
was
also
examined
containing
90%
mixtures
collected
people.
A
decrease
infectivity
observed
over
time
all
strains,
but
ion
further
accelerated
infectivity.
Ion
can
at
80%
humidity,
did
not
appear
until
90
min
after
irradiation.
presence
protected
drying
maintained
infectiousness
longer
period
compared
saliva.
In
particular,
Omicron
strain
retained
its
titer
than
other
demonstrated
consistent
reduction
number
when
control
across
varying
levels
periods.
underscores
notable
effectiveness
irradiation,
even
as
modest
50%,
thereby
emphasizing
crucial
role
mitigating
rapid
dissemination
SARS-CoV-2.
Environmental Epidemiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(6), P. e338 - e338
Published: Nov. 11, 2024
While
COVID-19
continues
to
challenge
the
world,
meteorological
variables
are
thought
impact
transmission.
Previous
studies
showed
evidence
of
negative
associations
between
high
temperature
and
absolute
humidity
on
Our
research
aims
fill
knowledge
gap
modifying
effect
vaccination
rates
strains
weather-COVID-19
association.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(18), P. 11135 - 11135
Published: Sept. 6, 2022
Studies
conducted
in
the
last
four
years
show
conflicting
findings
on
role
of
environment
survival,
stability,
and
transmission
SARS-CoV-2.
Based
current
evidence,
factors
that
affect
severity
COVID-19
include
host
interaction,
environmental
virus
volume,
transmission,
social
interactions,
restriction
measures.
Moreover,
persistence
depends
different
conditions,
videlicet
temperature,
humidity,
pH,
salinity,
solar
radiation.
The
outbreak
respiratory
viruses
is
related
mainly
to
temperature
geographical
locations
(latitude).
In
SARS-CoV-2,
humidity
seem
play
a
fundamental
role.
studies
have
indicated
health
such
as
equitable
systems,
hygiene,
underlying
diseases
played
pivotal
incidence
COVID-19.
Therefore,
addressing
issues
associated
with
reducing
SARS-CoV-2
outbreaks
plays
an
essential
global
health.
contrast,
stimuli
are
unknown.
Given
ongoing
threat
pandemic,
it
important
understand
respond
quickly
emerging
variants
while
implementing
long-term
sustainable
control
strategies.
This
review
discusses
conditions
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 6, 2023
Abstract
It
is
widely
considered
that
weather
conditions
affect
the
spread
of
COVID-19,
but
to
date,
collective
influence
demographic
factors
and
government
policy
response
measures
have
hardly
been
considered.
The
objective
this
study
utilize
a
machine
learning
method
assess
corresponding
roles
meteorological
variables,
factors,
in
daily
new
cases
COVID-19
among
multiple
climate
zones
at
city/county
level.
overall
model
showed
good
performance
with
validated
R
2
0.86,
as
satisfactory
individual
zone
models.
Population
density
ranked
most
important
factor,
followed
by
variables
measures.
Ultraviolet
radiation
temperature
dominated
association
seemed
be
inconsistent
different
zones.
Implementing
stricter
could
help
effectively
contain
did
so
lagged
effect,
typical
lockdown
might
not
applicable
all
conditions.
This
preliminarily
analyzed
certain
transmission
provided
practical
evidence
for
developing
an
early
health
warning
system
global
pandemics
leveraging
big
data
technology
sourced
fusion.
International Journal of Public Health Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(2), P. 1707 - 1713
Published: Sept. 3, 2023
There
has
been
growing
recognition
linking
spread
of
COVID-19
with
environmental
factors.
One
the
factors
robust
epidemiological
literature
supporting
its
role
in
diseases
is
housing
or
built
environment.
found
to
occur
mostly
at
homes
through
secondary
household
transmission.
As
most
people
spend
more
times
inside
during
pandemic,
remains
an
important
site
spread.
The
aim
this
study
examine
how
and
indoor
affect
transmission
COVID-19.
This
article
summarizes
involved
transmission,
including
from
contaminated
surfaces.
Indoor
be
likely
due
contact
close-contact
aerosol
a
crowded,
confined,
poorly
ventilated
environment,
related
poor
condition.
Whilst
surfaces
low
probability.
Based
on
review,
it
can
suggested
that
besides
existing
measures
avoiding
crowding,
close
contacts
proper
ventilation,
specific
standards
for
quality
control
condition
might
required.
Housing
public
health
issue
healthy
universal
concern.
Safety,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(4), P. 78 - 78
Published: Nov. 4, 2023
Considering
the
impact
of
COVID-19
on
hospital
facilities
and
relevance
risk
management
occupational
health
safety
within
this
context,
study
introduces
a
method
to
assess
SARS-CoV-2
virus
transmission
in
toilet.
The
proposed
is
based
tripod
involving
environmental,
human,
factors.
For
this,
assessment
methodologies
were
applied,
such
as
Failure
Modes
Effects
Analysis
(FMEA),
Ergonomic
Work
(EWA),
which
allowed
identification
indicators,
Fault
Tree
(FTA),
routes
toilets.
Subsequently,
Analytic
Hierarchy
Process
(AHP)
was
used
find
each
route
weighting
for
calculating
Risk
Score.
results
indicated
that
design
sanitary
equipment,
with
an
emphasis
washbasins
toilets,
especially
or
large
circulation
establishments,
paramount
importance
dissemination
pathogens.
Safe
habits
use
protective
gear
must
be
continuously
encouraged,
but
greater
attention
paid
technical
engineering
issues.
Furthermore,
developed
proved
applicable
tool
identify
main
sources
prioritize
implementation
control
measures.
