Study Discovers Tuberculosis Genes Necessary for Airborne Transmission (IMAGE)

Weill Cornell Medicine

Study Discovers Tuberculosis Genes Necessary for Airborne Transmission

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The ExhaleSimulator generates a cough cloud (pictured above) mimicking the particles released from a person. The trajectory spans three meters from the source.

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Dr. Lydia Bourouiba, MIT

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