Sing "Happy Birthday" can spread Covid, according to a study
"The letters B and P are distinguished as the largest distributors of aerosols," the authors of the report.
There have been a lot of discussions about how coronavirus spreads, and a newto studyshows that in a melodious way can also be the most mortal: singing. "In relation to speaking, the song often involves continuous voicing, the higher sound pressure, higher, deeper breathing frequencies, higher leading air flows and more articulated consonants," authors of the report of the report. study. "All these factors are likely to increase expired emissions. »Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Even a song like "Happy Birthday" can be dangerous
"The study shows that singing, particularly strong and tartinades rich singing in consonants a lot of aerosol particles and droplets in the ambient air," concludesMedical Xpress. "Some droplets are so big that they are moving only a few decimetters from the mouth before falling, while others are smaller and can continue to stationary for a few minutes. In particular, the enunciation of the consonants frees very large droplets and the letters B and P position as the largest distributors of aerosols, "says Malin Alsved, a PhD student of Aerosol technology at the University of Lund of Sweden and co-author of the study.
"To understand how many viral particles are emitted when we sing, the researchers had 12 healthy singers and two people Covid-19 singing in a funnel," adds theDaily mail. "The study shows that singing, particularly strong and the song sounds rich found in songs like happy birthday-propagations a lot of droplets in the ambient air. »
Protective measures must be taken
The news comes after a summer where people died after singing. "Sixty singers in the Skagit Valley showed up choir a repeat of two and half an hour. Fifty-three of them fell ill with coronavirus, and two people died, "reportsNPRa group of the state of Washington. warned theCDCIn May: "Sras-Cov-2 [COVID-19] could be highly transmissible in some areas, including group singing events. »
"There are many reports on the diffusion of COVID-19 as part of singing choirs," Swedish authors write. "As a result, the different restrictions have been put in place anywhere in the world to make safer sing. These include the displacement of religious services outside or the cancellation of choirs quite, and the portFacial masks.
"When the singers wore a simple face masks this plug most of the aerosols and droplets and the levels were comparable to the ordinary speech," says Jakob Lödahl, co-author of the study, according to Medical Xpress."The song does not need to be silenced, but currently it must be done with appropriate measures to reduce the risk of propagation of the infection. »
Dr. Fauci shares the view that singing transmits the virus
This week,Dr. Anthony Fauci, High specialist in infectious diseases of the nation, spoke withTrip girls andThe last OG StarTiffany Haddishon how the song transmits Covid-19. "He is a respiratory virus of origin," said Fauci. "It is transmitted from one person to another, by very microscopic respiratory secretions. And this is important that I think people do not understand who could certainly be coughing or sneezing, but it could even be talking because what we are seeing now and sing even more than talking. And that's why you've seen all these people in the church, in the choir that has been infected. So, the way you prevent that is by what we do not stop talking about is a mask and physical distancing. Because if you stay at a certain distance and the crowd to avoid, yes ".
As for you: Avoid singers unless preventive measures are taken, and to have many more happy birthdays in the future, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.
