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Appendix E: Glossary
Pages 321-326

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... AIDS - FAA's AccidentAncident Data System. Airborne transmission - Exposure to airborne infectious agents in droplet nuclei is considered airborne transmission.
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From page 322...
... that represents the equivalent absolute ambient static pressure at a given altitude for a specific standard day or reference day conditions. The cabin pressure altitude is governed by the pressure schedule as set by the airplane manufacturer.
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... Contact - A person or animal that has been in an association with an infected person, animal, or contaminated environment that might provide an opportunity to acquire the infective agent. Contact transmission Direct contact involves the touching of wounds or mucous membranes of one person with contaminated body fluids from another person.
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... FEW - Forced expiratory volume in the first second. Filtration - Any means of removing contaminants from an air stream, including mechanisms such as mechanical filtration, chemical adsorption, and catalytic reduction.
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... PO2 - see Partial pressure of oxygen. Pressurization - The increase in pressure of the aircraft cabin air above the ambient outside atmospheric air pressure.
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... Ventilation - The process of supplying outside air to the aircraft, distributing this air to the cabin' and providing adequate air motion within the cabin to prevent the air within the cabin from having excessive levels of contamination; may include outside air and recirculated air. Ventilation rate - The flow rate of outside air supplied to the cabin for ventilation; does not normally include recirculated air even though recirculated air may be used for cabin ventilation.
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Key Terms

  • infected person
  • outside air
  • infectious agent
  • droplet nuclei
  • recirculated air

  • cabin crew
  • cabin pressure
  • pressure altitude
  • cabin ventilation
  • bleed air

  • contact involves
  • infectious agents
  • power unit
  • static pressure
  • specific infectious

  • aircraft typically
  • suspended particles
  • cockpit crew
  • respirable suspended
  • turbine engine

  • airborne transmission
  • auxiliary power
  • organic compound
  • infectious disease
  • cabin air

  • aviation regulation
  • coach section
  • mechanical filtration
  • carrier acts
  • inanimate reservoir


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