Can Warmer weather Conditions Crush Corona Virus?


            Can Warmer Weather Conditions
                       Crush Corona Virus?
There's seasonality to many viruses. Flu and cold viruses tend to peak in winter months, and then die down with warmer weather. Empty, mocked-up shells of the new corona virus, SARS-CoV-2, and may help explain how well the virus stands up to heat, humidity and other environmental changes. Corona-viruses tend to be associated with winter because of how they're spread. In addition, there's the matter of transmission.

Viruses spread through respiratory droplets that are released when an infected person coughs or sneezes. And the droplets are more likely to spread under certain conditions. What we know is that they're [the droplets] is better at staying afloat when the air is cold and dry.
When the air is humid and warm, [the droplets] fall to the ground more quickly, and it makes transmission harder. Not every corona virus hews to the same rules. For instance, the one that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has not shown the capacity to spread easily from person to person.
We've seen, basically, explosive spread inside China of person-to-person transmission, so in that sense — it really is behaving like a common-cold causing corona virus. I do think seasonality will play a role. As this outbreak unfolds and we approach spring and summer, I do think we will see some tapering off of cases.
We hope when the weather gets warmer it will diminish a bit. The reason why cold weather is presumed to cause spreading of coughs, colds and flu is that cold air causes irritation in the nasal passages and airways, which makes us more susceptible to viral infection. Winter weather also tends to see people spending more time indoors and clustering together. This increases the risk of infection.

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