Infections which use the Respiratory Route

COVID-19, pandemic influenza and tuberculosis are examples of the remarkable ability of infections to use the respiratory route of transmission. Infections which use this route can often spread very quickly, especially in crowded indoor environments. Human behaviours and engineering should be seen as much a part of our defences against respiratory infections as drugs and vaccines. A lecture by Professor Sir Chris Whitty The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available f...