Virus. (2024). National Human Genome Research Institute. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Virus
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (2023). World Health Organization. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)
Chickenpox symptoms and complications. (2024). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.cdc.gov/chickenpox/signs-symptoms/index.html
Flu (Influenza). (2022). Penn Medicine. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/patient-information/conditions-treated-a-to-z/flu-influenza
How long COVID-19 lives outside the body. (2023). Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-long-will-coronavirus-survive-on-surfaces
Matsuki, E., Kawamoto, S., Morikawa, Y., & Yahagi, N. (2023). The impact of cold ambient temperature in the pattern of influenza virus infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad039
Rezaei, M., & Netz, R. R. (2021). Airborne virus transmission via respiratory droplets: Effects of droplet evaporation and sedimentation. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 55, 101471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2021.101471
Zhu, S., Barnes, C., Bhar, S., Hoyeck, P., Galbraith, A. N., Devabhaktuni, D., Karst, S. M., Montazeri, N., & Jones, M. K. (2020). Survival of human norovirus surrogates in water upon exposure to thermal and non-thermal antiviral treatments. Viruses, 12(4), 461. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12040461