You Might Transmit COVID-۱۹ Only Via Talking; A Speech Therapy Perspective

The Coronavirus disease ۲۰۱۹ (COVID-۱۹) was identified in late ۲۰۱۹ and has gradually spread to all countries. Following the outspread of this virus as a community-acquired disease, many researchers have been trying to identify various factors involved in the transmission of the virus, as well as the ways to prevent its transmission from person to person. For example, researchers have found that ambient temperatures above ۴۰°C and proper ventilation prevent the growth, proliferation, and transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ۲ (SARS-CoV-۲), however; environmental humidity is largely ineffective for its transmission [۱, ۲].