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MeSH Heading: Respiratory Aerosols and Droplets
Tree Number(s): A12.200.617; A12.207.876
Unique ID: D000088343
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000088343
Scope Note: Physiological aerosols and droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, speaking and exhalation. Depending on the size, aerodynamic distribution or concentration they may play a role in transmission of infectious respiratory diseases.
Entry Term(s): Exhaled Bio-Aerosols; Exhaled Biological Aerosols; Expiratory Aerosols; Expiratory Droplet Nuclei; Expiratory Droplets; Infectious Aerosols; Infectious Respiratory Particles; Respiratory Aerosols; Respiratory Droplets
Previous Indexing: Aerosols (1966-2021)
Public MeSH Note: 2022
History Note: 2022
Date Established: 2022/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/07/25

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

virology (VI)

Respiratory Aerosols and Droplets MeSH Descriptor Data 2025