Leprosy not hereditary, get early treatment to avoid serious complications
The disease is not transmitted through touch but via droplets, from nose and mouth, for example, when one sneezes, coughs or shares meals.
Sat Jan 27 2024
Little fluffy clouds may help save Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Australian scientists are spraying droplets of ocean water into the sky to form clouds to protect the environmental treasure.
Tue Sep 28 2021
US scientists develop coating to capture airborne droplets
Scientists develop a sticky wall coating that repurposes ingredients used in hair conditioners to trap aerosolized droplets.
Thu Jun 17 2021
CDC says coronavirus can sometimes spread through airborne transmission
Some infections can be spread by exposure to the virus in small droplets and particles that can linger in the air for minutes to hours.
Tue Oct 06 2020
For Covid-19, what is 'safe distancing'? It depends...
When it comes to coronavirus social distancing, there is no single rule of thumb, researchers cautioned this week in a study.
Sat Aug 29 2020
Can mosquitoes spread the coronavirus?
Researchers say the virus would have to infect the mosquito and multiply inside of it in order for the mosquito to pass it on to people.
Wed Aug 26 2020
COVID-19 is airborne, but only in a limited environment - WHO
WHO chief scientist, Dr Soumya Swaminathan said COVID-19 can survive and be transmitted through air, but in a very limited environment.
Thu Jul 09 2020
Scientists now claim that COVID-19 is airborne
A total of 239 scientists in 32 countries found evidence that smaller particles of the virus in the air can infect people.
Tue Jul 07 2020
Heat islands in KL possible cause of hailstorm
The moist conditions and phenomenon of wind updraft produce water droplets which form ice lumps which can no longer be supported by the wind.
Sat Jun 04 2016