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Apr 13, 2021 09:44 PM EDT A virus's RNA - part of the genetic material within a virus - will survive for up to a month in soil, according to a study conducted in rooms where COVID-19 patients were isolated. (Photo : stevepb on Pixabay) The research did not look at whether the virus can be transmitted to humans by dust. However, it may include another method for tracking COVID-19 outbreaks in individual buildings, such as nursing homes, workplaces, or classrooms. Dust and Viral Microbes (Photo : Tommyvideo on Pixabay) Karen Dannemiller, the study's senior author, has studied dust and its relat...

Date Time COVID-19 in our dust may help predict outbreaks, study finds A study done in rooms where COVID-19 patients were isolated shows that the virus’s RNA – part of the genetic material inside a virus – can persist up to a month in dust. The study did not evaluate whether dust can transmit the virus to humans. It could, however, offer another option for monitoring COVID-19 outbreaks in specific buildings, including nursing homes, offices or schools. Karen Dannemiller, senior author of the study, has experience studying dust and its relationship to potential hazards like mold and micr...