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I have wondered for quite a while about this so maybe you can help. How does it spread without symptoms? Like, I get that you start shedding the virus, but if

• wetpaws 7y ago
  In some cases it's enough just to breath to infect people - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25816216/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25816216/
• kileywm 7y ago
  I'm speculating, but there are a lot of normal, asymptomatic ways in which a virus may be spread. 1. Mucus. Cold weather can trigger a brief runny nose, which in turn is easy to wipe on sleeves, arms, or the back of the hand without much/any thought. 2. Saliva. Spittle from speaking is just about impossible to stop.
  • zirror 7y ago
    Yeah, totally forgot about the second one. Thanks!
• lisper 7y ago
  > How does it spread without symptoms? People cough and sneeze all the time even if they are healthy. Also, when you talk, you expel droplets of saliva when you make sounds like "P" or "B" or "K". The virus travels in those droplets. They float through the air, someone else breathes them in, and voila.