公衆衛生85巻11号

2021年11月発行

特集 感染症対策の変化と進化—コロナがもたらしたもの

空気感染を中心とした感染経路研究の進化—COVID-19に連なる歴史の道

著者： 西村秀一¹ 樋口昇¹

所属機関： ¹国立病院機構仙台医療センター臨床研究部ウイルスセンター

ページ範囲：P.734 - P.739

【ポイント】
◆現在に至る歴史的観点を知ることは重要．空気感染を認めさせるための長い闘いがあって今がある．
◆いかにして空気感染が証明されてきたかを知れば，現在のCOVID-19での証明レベルの妥当性が見える．
◆やっと勝ちとった空気感染の概念も，今度は固定的イメージが定着し，アップデートができないでいる．

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