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Originally Posted by nomadking
The immune system can only tackle it once it in the blood stream. It can therefore be in the blood stream, on peoples hands, in their mucus, in their saliva etc. That much should be obvious. It might only survive in those environments for a limited time, but it can still be passed on within that limited timeframe.
Infectious person A snogs immune person B, who in turn in a short timeframe, snogs non-infected, non-immune person C. C ends up infected. There doesn't need to be direct A to C contact. B doesn't even need to be a person. There have been cases where B has been a bottle or more strangely a spray bottle.
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Well I’m not sure about snogging scenario, I haven’t been to one of those parties for a long time. But of course the virus can be passed on through touching surfaces that have been coughed or sneezed on and then touching you mouth/eyes/nose we’ve always known that. Potentially 3-5 days it can remain on hard surfaces, down to a few hours on brass/ copper.
Good hygiene practices will be required and yes sharing cigarettes, spliffs, glasses, bottles etc, well that would just be plain stupid anyway.
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Somebody obviously has never been around a dog or a cat with fleas.
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Me? I’ve had dogs and cats my entire life, as I type I’m looking at my lazy Black Lab asleep in front of the fire.
I didn’t mean fleas jumping around was twaddle, but trying to analogise that with how COVID19 can spread imo is.
Look, I’m very open minded, we’re learning on this everyday, if you can present a paper that explains how it is possible I’m in.
But I don’t think it’s a massive risk, especially with sensible hygiene precautions.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
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I was actually reading that, along with several more articles, before I replied. She doesn’t go into how it could be transmitted, whether she is inferring a “carrier” situation or other method? It’s the “other” I’m struggling with
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We don’t yet fully understand how SARS-CoV-2 spreads from person to person. But very few viruses have human “carriers,” who transmit the virus for months or years with or without symptoms, Dudley says. More often, an infected person has a short window where they could pass the disease to another individual, ranging from a few days to a few weeks. With SARS-CoV-2, an unknown number of cases is spreading via infected individuals who show little to no symptoms of the virus — just another reason to practice social distancing while waiting for a vaccine to be available.
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https://www.discovermagazine.com/hea...ainst-covid-19