People over six feet tall are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, the results of a new survey reveal.
The global team of researchers, including experts from the University of Manchester and the Open University, surveyed 2,000 people in the country, as well as in the United States, to determine whether their personal attributes, work and life practices could play a role in the broadcast, The Telegraph. reported.
The results found that taller people are at higher risk, which the researchers suggest suggests that contagion is spreading through the air, because height would not be a factor if the virus were only contracted through the drops, according to the report.
“The results of this survey in terms of associations between height and diagnosis suggest that downward droplet transmission is not the only transmission mechanism and aerosol transmission is possible,” said Professor Evan Kontopantelis of the University of Manchester.
“This has been suggested by other studies, but our confirmation method is novel,” he added.
“Although social distancing is still important, as droplet transmission is likely to occur, it suggests that wearing masks may be just as effective, if not more, in prevention. But also, air purification in spaces interiors should be further explored. “
The droplets are larger than aerosols and are believed to travel relatively short distances and plummet from the air, according to the report. But aerosols, which can accumulate in poorly ventilated areas, are carried by air currents.
The study also found that the use of a shared kitchen or accommodation played an important role, especially in the US, where those circumstances made the chances of contracting the error 3.5 times higher.
In the UK, the odds were 1.7 times greater.
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