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>But there is some evidence — and we’re working on quantifying it — that coronaviruses do transmit less efficiently in the warmer weather. So it’s possible that
by dghughes 7y ago
>But there is some evidence — and we’re working on quantifying it — that coronaviruses do transmit less efficiently in the warmer weather. So it’s possible that we will get some help from that, but I don’t think that will solve the problem, as evidenced by the fact that there’s transmission in Singapore, on the equator.
The temperature of a human body is 37ºC it's odd a virus would be incapacitated or slowed by "warmer" weather. I know to kill viruses a fever is what our bodies use along with the immune system. And I know this is referring to it outside a body but it seems odd. I would have expected warm, moist weather to make transmission easier like an incubator.
- AnotherGoodName 7y agoViruses don't survive at all in open air due to uv. They need some protection, usually in the form of a water droplet. If that evaporates sunlight will kill it.
- JohnJamesRambo 7y agoViruses in general are propagated more efficiently in cooler drier conditions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flu_season https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flu_season The causes section lists many potential explanations.
- Digory 7y agoThere's an observed fall in flu transmission where humidity is greater -- which usually accompanies warmer weather. One theory is that water encapsulates the virus before it is breathed in, cutting aerosol transmission. [0] [0]https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/flu-weather-its-not-cold-its-humidity https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/flu-weather-its-not-cold-i...