In March 2025, the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) advised that clade I mpox no longer meets the criteria for a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) and recommended derogation.

The Checkup With Dr. Wen: In defense of the 6-foot social distancing rule Anthony Fauci didn’t deserve the abuse he received about the covid pandemic guideline.

A WHO advisory committee outlined a new set of definitions that more accurately reflect the science of airborne disease transmission.

Contact precautions should also be added when caring for probable or confirmed cases of MERS infection while airborne precautions should be applied when performing aerosol-generating procedures or ...

The CDC neglected, however, to explain that health care workers treating patients with monkeypox in hospitals must take precautions against airborne infection, including wearing face masks.

Droplet precautions – refers to measures against infections that can be transmitted by respiratory droplets within three to six feet. Unlike in the realm of aerosol scientists, short-range respiratory ...

This study suggests that the risk of aerosol infections is considerably limited in regular dental practice and that current standard precautions, such as mainly focusing on protection against droplet ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind today’s global coronavirus pandemic, spreads primarily by inhalation of virus-laden aerosols at both short and long ranges — and a comprehensive new assessment of ...