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Does anyone know if the vapor, once exhaled, can carry bacteria/viruses?

• madaxe_again 11y ago
  Well, every breath you exhale does, so odds are, yes.
  • DanBC 11y ago
    but there might be an anti-microbial action to the nicotine or flavourings.
    • madaxe_again 11y ago
      True - nicotine is anti-microbial, that's kinda why plants make it - but flavourings can probably go either way - although essential oils tend to be a pretty hostile place for any microbe.
• Domenic_S 11y ago
  Propylene Glycol - the base of many e-juices - is sometimes vaporized in hospitals to prevent airborne infections. http://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476%2842%2980046-3/abstract http://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476%2842%2980046-3/abstr...