AC
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AC
@AstroBioComp
Mostly space and COVID stuff.







De nada sirve la protección si solitos se entregan @SGarciaSoto




It's widely accepted that hantavirus transmits from rodent excreta to humans via inhalation of aerosolized virus, so I don't understand why we're so reluctant to acknowledge the inhalation route for human-to-human transmission. nytimes.com/2026/05/14/hea…


🚨BMJ Opinion: “Hantavirus outbreak should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk” “For pathogens with documented person-to-person spread […], the initial assumption should be AIRBORNE risk unless and until evidence supports easing back.” bmj.com/content/393/bm…

Flying today. ✈️ Still not panicking about #Hantavirus… yet… but you can never be too careful when exchanging air with people from everywhere - especially w/ asthma. Riskiest moments? Boarding + takeoff/landing, when the plane filtration is off. Stay safe out there. 😷




Pro-Tip: When a pathogen (A) spreads via “Close contact” and (B) infects anywhere in the respiratory system, this means that the pathogen is AIRBORNE. Mask. Filtration. Ventilation. Clean the air.

We spend over 90% of our lives indoors. Yet the air inside our buildings was never built to protect human health. During National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, the gap is clear. Asthma affects 28 million Americans, and poor indoor air quality drives over $39B in healthcare costs each year. A century ago, we transformed public health with clean water. Now it is time to do the same for air. ARPA-H’s BREATHE program is building intelligent systems that can sense what is in the air, assess risk in real time, and respond to protect the people inside. Learn more about ARPA-H is transforming the air you breathe. arpa-h.gov/explore-fundin…




