Title:
New study shows that normal breathing is a major spreader of TB
Author:
Ryan Dinkele
PhD Candidate, University of Cape Town
Published:
The Conversation, 31 October 2021
From the article:
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease transmitted via droplet aerosols. Humans constantly produce aerosols, even during normal breathing. Since Mycobacterium tuberculosis was identified as the causative agent of TB, almost 150 years ago, people have assumed that coughing is the main way that infectious aerosols are generated.