A recent technological development in the recycling of cabin
air in airplanes could significantly impact the spread of respiratory pathogens. A Canadian teenager, Raymond Wang, has developed what he
calls a “personalized breathing-zone” through the implementation of directional
fan technology that has been proven to effectively limit particle spread. In terms of pathogen transmission,
specifically viral, respiratory routes are the most contagious and effective, thus
when combined with the closed and close quarters of an airplane cabin, the
instance of infection rises exponentially.
History reminds us of this fact by presenting countless instances when a
single infectious passenger, making the ignorant decision to travel, has
transmitted a viral infection to nearly one-third of the passengers on-board
the plane. Some of the viruses that are
transmitted by a respiratory route are especially virulent, including: measles,
Ebola, SARS, and various strains of influenza.
In a rapidly globalizing world, this tech could provide a significant
decrease in massive transmission of pathogens that could result in a potential
pandemic.
-Ethan Wentworth
Article:
http://nextshark.com/raymond-wang-global-inlet-director/
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