Technology

Clouds of Viruses: Why You Should Wear a Mask in Public Restrooms

Researchers use computational fluid dynamics to model the particle movement that occurs with the act of flushing.

Michael Hunter, MD
2 min readSep 10, 2020

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Researchers recently simulated the movement of a virus-laden particle from urinal flushing. They discovered that the…

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Michael Hunter, MD

I have degrees from Harvard, Yale, and Penn. I am a radiation oncologist in the Seattle area. You may find me regularly posting at www.newcancerinfo.com