South Africa: In-Depth - Can Co2 Monitors Help Protect Healthcare Workers From TB?

[spotlight] One of the ways that someone can become infected with tuberculosis (TB) is through airborne transmission - breathing in TB molecules that are exhaled into the air by a person with infectious TB. A way to decrease the risk of this type of transmission is by improving the ventilation or airflow in an enclosed space and diluting the air and TB molecules in the process. Spotlight previously reported on how ventilation can be improved to help reduce the transmission of airborne diseases like COVID-19 and TB.
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Tuberculosis Source Type: news