Bioaerosols - Aerosols: Measurement, Dosimetry, and Health Effects - page 289

Varicella-zoster virus Droplet nuclei of respiratory

secretions, vesicular luid:
0.15-0.20

Mucosa of the upper
respiratory tract or eyes

H Varicella (chicken pox) H, H7, H9

Other respiratory viruses Droplet nuclei of nasal and throat

secretions

Nasopharynx
Lung

H Pneumonia H1

Bacteria
Bacillus anthracis

Aerosol of spores
Spores: 0.8 × 1.2-1.7

Lung A4 Anthrax (woolsorter's disease)

Pneumonia

H10

Bordetella pertussis Droplets of respiratory secretions:

0.2-1

Ciliated epithelial cells in
the upper respiratory tract

H Pertussis (whooping cough) H, H7

Burkholderia pseudomallei Droplet nuclei: 0.5-1.0 × 1-5 Lung E1, E2 Melioidosis

Pneumonia

H10

Chlamydia pneumoniae Uncertain, possibly droplet

nuclei: ∼0.3

Lung H Pneumonia H

Chlamydia psittaci Droplet nuclei of dried feces,

secretions, feathers, tissues: ∼0.3

Lung A2a Psittacosis H, H4

Pneumonia

Chlamydia trachomatis Uncertain, possibly droplet

nuclei: ∼0.3

Lung H Pneumonia H1

Corynebacterium
diphtheriae

Droplets of throat secretions:
0.3-0.8 × 1.5-8.0

Throat (toxin passes into
bloodstream)

H Diphtheria H

Coxiella burnetii Droplet nuclei: 0.2 × 0.7 Lung A Q fever H, H4

Pneumonia

Francisella tularensis Droplet nuclei: 1-2 Lung A Tularemia H

Pneumonia

Haemophilus inluenzae Droplets of nasopharyngeal

secretions: 0.3 × 1

Middle ear and paranasal
sinuses, Epiglottis, Bronchi

H Meningitis H1

Pneumonia

Legionella spp. Droplet nuclei: 0.3-0.9 × 2 Lung E1 Legionnaires' pneumonia (Legionnaires'

disease)

H, H2, H11,
H12

Atypical mycobacteria Droplet nuclei of contaminated

water or soil or respiratory
secretions: 0.2-0.6 × 1-10

Lung E1, E2, Mycobacteriosis H12

H, A Pneumonia

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Droplet nuclei of respiratory

secretions: 1-5

Lung H Tuberculosis H, H1, H2,

H7, H8

Subacute or chronic pneumonia

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