Horizontal unidirectional airflow for reducing cross-infection of COVID-19: A narrative review

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dc.contributor.authorSharma, Hunnyen_US
dc.contributor.authorRuikar, Manishaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:10:28Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:10:28Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractRecent decades have witnessed the emergence of many airborne diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome, Middle East respiratory syndrome, and COVID-19, which have highlighted the importance of effective ventilation in residential, work, or hospital premises. Ventilation which plays an essential role in reducing or diluting the airborne contaminants. However, it is not always easy to achieve by natural ventilation as it depends on many other factors such as temperature and climatic conditions. (wind velocity, wind direction, and housing pattern/design). Horizontal unidirectional airflow (HUAF) is one such method that can be achieved at low cost and can reduce cross-infection of COVID-19 to much extent. Hence, this narrative review aims to bring some insight into what is HUAF, how it can be achieved, and what are its possible implications in preventing COVID-19 transmission.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSharma Hunny, Ruikar Manisha. Horizontal unidirectional airflow for reducing cross-infection of COVID-19: A narrative review. Indian Journal of Community & Family Medicine. 2022 Jun; 8(1): 9-13en_US
dc.identifier.issn2395-2113
dc.identifier.issn2666-3120
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/221874
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer-Medknow Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijcfm.ijcfm_81_21en_US
dc.subjectAirborne diseasesen_US
dc.subjectcoronavirus infectionsen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectcross-infectionen_US
dc.subjectventilationen_US
dc.titleHorizontal unidirectional airflow for reducing cross-infection of COVID-19: A narrative reviewen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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