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Description: The turbulent plume produced by a human sneeze contains droplets, solid particles, and gasses. Shown is a sneeze plume stretching seven to eight meters away from the sneezer.
Title: 7- to 8-meter-long turbulent multiphase plume from a human sneeze
Credit: (6 July 2020). "Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission by aerosols, the rational use of masks, and protection of healthcare workers from COVID-19.". Antimicrobial resistance and infection control 9 (1): 100. DOI:10.1186/s13756-020-00763-0. PMID 32631450.
Author: Apparently Lydia Bourouiba. The source's license says "The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material", and the credit line for this image gives credit to another publication ( (26 March 2020). "Turbulent Gas Clouds and Respiratory Pathogen Emissions: Potential Implications for Reducing Transmission of COVID-19.". JAMA. DOI:10.1001/jama.2020.4756. PMID 32215590.), but the caption does not exempt this figure (Figure 1) from the CC-BY 4.0 license, and it is thus included.
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
License: CC BY 4.0
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