The risk of Valley Fever-style aerosolized infections may also apply to COVID-19
The arthroconidial spores that cause Valley Fever can stay airborne for hours. This is because they are so tiny and lightweight (2-5 micrometers) when blown from the soil and into the air for hundreds of miles. COVID-19’s viral particles are thought primarily to be spread by sneezes and the aerosolized droplet release that occurs during…
