Physics of COVID-19 Transmission

Lecture Videos

Introduction Video: Course Overview

Video 1-0: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Chapter 1 Overview

Video 1-1: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Droplet Formation

Video 1-2: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Airborne Droplets

Video 1-3: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Wells Curve Derivation (ASIDE)

Video 1-4: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Equilibrium Size of Respiratory Aerosols

Video 1-5: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Bacteria

Video 1-6: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Viruses

Video 1-7: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Escape Time of Virions

Video 1-8: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Release of Viral Load from a Drop (ASIDE)

Video 1-9: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Drop Size–Dependent Infectivity (ASIDE)

Video 1-10: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Aerosolized Pathogen Deactivation

Video 1-11: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Viral Deactivation in Aerosols (ASIDE)

Video 1-12: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Modes of Transmission

Video 1-13: Transfer of Respiratory pathogens—Indoor Airborne Spreading of COVID-19

Video 2-0: Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Chapter 2 Overview

Video 2-1: Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Respiration and Ventilation

Video 2-2: Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Airborne Transmission Rate

Video 2-3: Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Air Filtration Versus Masks

Video 2-4: Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Sedimentation and Deactivation

Video 2-5: Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Drop-Size Distributions

Video 3-0: Epidemiological Models—Chapter 3 Overview

Video 3-1: Epidemiological Models—Disease Spreading in a Population

Video 3-2: Epidemiological Models—Indoor Disease Spreading

Video 3-3: Epidemiological Models—Incubation-Enhanced Spreading

Video 4-0: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Chapter 4 Overview

Video 4-1: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Cumulative Exposure Time

Video 4-2: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Transmission Rate

Video 4-3: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Transient Transmission Rate

Video 4-4: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Steady Transmission Rate

Video 4-5: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Transient Aerosol Buildup

Video 4-6: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Safety Guideline as a Simple Formula

Video 4-7: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Analysis of Superspreading Events

Video 4-8: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Case Studies

Video 4-9: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Role of Prevalence of Infection

Video 4-10: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Risk Scenarios

Video 4-11: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Reopening Schools or Businesses

Video 4-12: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Vaccination and Immunity

Video 5-0: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Chapter 5 Overview

Video 5-1: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Forced Convection

Video 5-2: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Natural Convection

Video 5-3: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Ventilation

Video 5-4: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Aerosol Transport

Video 5-5: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Respiratory Puffs and Jets

Video 5-6: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Turbulent Jets (ASIDE)

Video 5-7: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Short-Range Transmission

Video 5-8: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Airborne Transmission Indoors

Video 5-9: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Social Distancing

Video 6-0: Course Conclusion