sneezing

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Clinical manifestations

Complications

  • can eject droplets of fluid containng potentially infectious organisms
  • largest droplets rapidly settle within 1-2 meters
  • smaller & evaporating droplets remain suspended for seconds to a few minutes & travel 6-8 meters[2]

Management

More general terms

References

  1. Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1990
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bourouiba L IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. A Sneeze. N Engl J Med 2016; 375:e15. August 25, 2016 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27557321 Free Article <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1501197