TRANSMISSÃO DA COVID-19 – MECANISMOS, EVIDÊNCIAS E IMPLICAÇÕES PARA A SAÚDE PÚBLICA

Doi: 10.47094/978-65-6036-956-6/49-54

PALAVRAS CHAVE: Transmissão. COVID-19. Saúde Pública.

KEYWORDS: Transmission. COVID-19. Public Health.

ABSTRACT:
The transmission of COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, represents one of the main factors that contributed to the rapid global spread of the disease and to the challenges faced by public health authorities. Contagion occurs predominantly through respiratory droplets and aerosols expelled during speech, coughing or sneezing, and is aggravated in closed environments with poor ventilation. Studies have shown that smaller particles, known as aerosols, can remain suspended in the air for long periods, increasing the risk of infection even without direct contact with infected individuals.

Autores

• Andrea dos Santos Garcia

• Cristina Limeira Leite

• Durval Diniz Raimundo

• Esther Cytrynbaum Young

• Francisco Alex do Nascimento da Silva

• Regina Rocco

• Roberta Soares Casaes

• Sandra Maria de Andrade Pinho Silva