Teleclass | THE AIRBORNE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS: SURVIVAL AND DECONTAMINATION OF HUMAN PATHOGENS IN INDOOR AIR |
Outline: | Objectives: - Identify increasing recognition of the potential of indoor air in the spread of a variety of human pathogens - Describe the reasons why air can disseminate pathogens in indoor settings rapidly and effectively - Identify difficulties in recovering infectious agents from air in general - Describe obstacles in establishing firm links between exposure to contaminated air and acquisition of infections - Assess technologies claiming microbial decontamination of indoor air - Describe future approaches to reducing risks from airborne pathogens |
Date | May 18, 2017 |
Live broadcast time | ... 1:30pm-2:30pm in New York / Toronto ... 7:30pm in Geneva ... 3:30am (May 19) in Sidney ... 2:30pm in Buenos Aires ... 8:30pm in Riyadh |
Faculty: | Prof. Syed A. Sattar, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine |
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Payment: | $40 |