Cough Cough

What best defines a cough?

• A sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth

• The action of drinking

• A reflex action involving sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs.

• Another name for a lung

Define a sneeze?

• to manage to get into or through a narrow or restricted space

• A small aqueous droplet produced by exhalation, consisting of saliva or mucus and other matter derived from respiratory tract surfaces

• One of the seven dwarves

• A sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth

This is the size of a human hair. An aerosol droplet is measured in microns. If a human hair is 60-120 microns how big is a aerosol droplet from a cough or a sneeze?

• 1 micron

• 10 microns

• 20 microns

• 5 microns

Answer explanation

A cough generates how many aerosol droplets?

• 30,000 droplets

• 3000 droplets

• 300 droplets

• 300,000 droplets

Answer explanation

A cough generates 3,000 aerosol droplets

A sneeze can generate how many aerosol droplets

• 50,000 droplets

• 30,000 droplets

• 4,000 droplets

• 40,000 droplets

Answer explanation

How far can cough droplets travel for?

• 5 metres

• 1 metre

• 20 metres

• 10 metres

Answer explanation

Sneeze droplets can travel for?

• 20 metres

• 8 metres

• 9 metres

• 10 metres

Answer explanation

What does the WHO (World Health Organisation) suggest is a safe distance to stand away from someone if they are coughing?

• at least 2 metres

• at least 30cm

• at least 1 metre

• doesn't really matter

Answer explanation

What is the best way to protect others from cough droplets in the air?

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Answer explanation

Infectious disease experts now think that face shields are more effective than masks when it comes to protecting the person wearing the PPE from viral infection.