Essays about: "Aerosolized pathogens"

Found 3 essays containing the words Aerosolized pathogens.

1. 1. Can ancient pathogens emerging from glaciers and permafrost reach Europe by aerosolization?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Anna Bruhn; [2023]
   Keywords : Ancient pathogens; Greenland; Aerosolized pathogens; Aerosol transport; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Glaciers and permafrost capture bacteria and viruses when they form, which can be suspended for millennia. This includes long since extinct pathogens which are functionally novel. As polar regions get warmer these pathogens will emerge and spread through the local ecosystem, potentially altering it. READ MORE

3. 2. Impact of aerosol dwell time on the survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Grisna Isabel Prensa; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The airborne pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) and claims about 1.6 million deaths annually (WHO, 2022). READ MORE

4. 3. Prevalence of Puumala virus (PUUV) in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) after a major boreal forest fire

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Seyed Alireza Nematollahi Mahani; [2016]
   Keywords : bank vole; Puumala virus prevalence; forest fire; habitat loss;

   Abstract : Our knowledge on the impact of forest fires on the prevalence (proportion of infected individuals in a population) and dynamics of zoonotic pathogens is largely limited. A large forest fire in late 2006 at Bodträskfors in northern Sweden provided a unique opportunity to investigate the effect of habitat change on disease prevalence. READ MORE