Atypical mode of COVID-19 transmission: possibility?

Wiwanitkit, Viroj

doi:10.4178/epih.e2020059

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“…From a transmission point of view, this is primarily realized through the Flügge droplets [ 10 ], through infectious saliva or secretions, through nasal or oral contact with contaminated hands [ 11 ] and to a lesser extent via aerosols [ 12 ]. Further, the capacity of the novel Coronavirus to be easily spread even by asymptomatic carriers represents another challenge in effectively combating the spread of the disease [ 13 ].…”

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Self-Perceived Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic by Dental Students in Bucharest

Iosif

Țâncu

Didilescu

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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All social and economic systems worldwide, including the educational one have been disrupted by escalating the global COVID-19 pandemic. One of the most impacted areas were the medical and dental education fields, due to the forced break from clinical practice during the lockdown, which affected both the educational part, as well as the patients. Thus, the main goal of our research was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dental students’ education as related to their perceptions and evaluations, in Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 878 dental students who reported their perception of the psychological and educational impact of this period by completing a Google Forms questionnaire. Collected data were statistically analyzed using Stata/IC 16. There was a severe psychological impact among the respondents, the levels of stress being perceived as high and very high (33.83%, n = 297; 28.59%, n = 251), similar to high and very high anxiety feelings (26.54%, n = 233; 24.26%, n = 213). Very high educational impact from the point of view of the acquisition of practical skills (48.52%, n = 426) and future professional perspectives (38.95%, n = 342) were recorded. While online theoretical learning ability was principally low (37.93%, n = 333) despite consistently modified time allocated to the individual study (44.35%, n = 389), most of the students evaluated the efficiency of lecturers in online courses as neutral (41.12%, n = 361). New dentistry teaching programs will have to be adopted taking into account the dynamics of the pandemic and its strong impact on our students, in order to improve both their wellbeing and the sustainability of dental education.

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Self-Perceived Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic by Dental Students in Bucharest

Iosif

Țâncu

Didilescu

et al. 2021

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“…There are high chances of getting infected by coming closer to the vicinity of an infected person or touching the mouth, nose, or eyes after touching a contaminated surface [21] , [22] , [23] . The studies describing the pathophysiological behavior of COVID-19 have considerable doubt about its spread mechanism [24] , [25] . The present information is primarily derived from related coronaviruses spread by respiratory formative from human-to-human [26] , [27] .…”

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COVID-19 pandemic in Uttarakhand, India: Environmental recovery or degradation?

Nandan

Siddiqui

Singh

et al. 2021

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

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The human coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 is now a global pandemic. Personal hygiene such as hand-washing, the use of personal protective equipment, and social distancing via local and national lockdowns are used to reduce the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 and the associated lockdowns may have significant impacts on environmental quality and ergonomics. However, limited studies exists on the impacts of COVID-19 and the associated lockdowns on environmental quality and ergonomics in low-income settings. Therefore, the present study investigated the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on socioeconomics, ergonomics and environment (water quality, air quality and noise) in Uttrakhand, India. Approximately 55% of respondents experienced headaches, and the other common health-related issue was back pain, with 45% of respondents having problems with their backs. Water and air quality significantly improved during the lockdown relative to the pre-lockdown period, but was observed to return to their previous characteristics afterwards. Lockdowns significant increased the concentration of indoor air pollutants while noise pollution levels significantly declined. In summary, lockdowns have adverse impacts on ergonomics, resulting in work-related human health risks. The impacts of lockdowns on environmental quality are mixed: temporary improvements on water and air quality, and noise reduction were observed, but indoor air quality deteriorated. Therefore, during lockdowns there is a need to minimize the adverse environmental and ergonomic impacts of lockdowns while simultaneously enhancing the beneficial impacts.

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in millions of deaths worldwide and widespread severe social disruption [1][2][3]. Although the routes of transmission of the causative virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2) were initially debated [4][5][6][7], the current scientific consensus is that the primary route is via airborne droplets and aerosols produced in the upper respiratory tract of those infected [8][9][10].…”

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Using face masks with spectacles versus contact lenses

Maldonado‐Codina¹,

Navascues‐Cornago²,

Plowright³

et al. 2022

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

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To test the hypothesis that various subjective ocular and task-related parameters associated with wearing a face mask would be better in neophyte contact lens (CL) wear compared to habitual spectacle (Sp) wear. Methods: Thirty participants were randomised to continue in Sp (n = 15) or wear somofilcon A daily disposable CL (n = 15) ('group'). A surgical face mask (Type II R) was worn for at least one hour per day on four or more days per week. After two weeks, participants completed the Quality of Life Impact of Refractive Correction Questionnaire (QIRC), a two-part face mask usability questionnaire and graded ocular-related symptoms using 0-100 visual analogue scales. Results: There was no difference between groups for overall QIRC score but some individual question scores reflected better quality of life in the CL: 'outdoor activities', 'keep fit' and 'able to do things' (all p < 0.05). Differences in favour of the CL were seen for the following in the face mask usability questionnaire: 'breathing', 'heat', 'comfort on ears', 'overall comfort', 'walking', 'driving', 'reading', 'computer use', 'exercising' and 'socialising' (all p < 0.05). Significant differences were also seen for the 0-100 VAS symptoms probing vision quality in favour of the CL: glare, distance and near vision, fogging, restricted field of view and peripheral blur. Conclusion: This work supports anecdotal reports that CL are a better vision correction option than Sp when used in conjunction with a face mask. Participants reported a range of benefits to the CL/face mask combination for vision-related symptoms, breathing and heat-related symptoms and a number of day-to-day activities including walking, driving and exercising. All of the benefits relating to the CL are likely to result in improved adherence to face mask use. Overall, the findings of this work suggest that where possible, CL should be the preferred vision correction option for people using face masks.

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Atypical mode of COVID-19 transmission: possibility?

Cited by 15 publications

References 23 publications

Self-Perceived Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic by Dental Students in Bucharest

Self-Perceived Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic by Dental Students in Bucharest

COVID-19 pandemic in Uttarakhand, India: Environmental recovery or degradation?

Using face masks with spectacles versus contact lenses

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