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Infection requires a certain level of exposure that you're unlikely (I would say, impossible) to reach merely by touching (unless it's a droplet and you shove i

Infection requires a certain level of exposure that you're unlikely (I would say, impossible) to reach merely by touching (unless it's a droplet and you shove it up your nose or something...).

sp332 6y ago
Picking your nose, sure, but also rubbing your eyes or putting your finger on your lips in a thoughtful gesture. "Unlikely" is certainly true, but different people have different risk tolerances. And if it were really as simple as microwaving the book, this would be pretty reasonable!
- lambdaba 6y ago
  Has there been any proof of infection via eyes? The virus needs to settle in the airways to reach the level of infection. I understand people's reaction, it's hard to sort all the messages from the media & health authorities, but it's still sad that so many have seemingly abandoned common sense.
  - sp332 6y ago
    Not peer-reviewed yet as far as I can tell. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.09.086165v1.full https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.09.086165v1....
  - DanBC 6y ago
    This is suggestive that infection may occur via the eyes. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30313-5/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6... > On Jan 22, Guangfa Wang, a member of the national expert panel on pneumonia, reported that he was infected by 2019-nCoV during the inspection in Wuhan.2 > He wore an N95 mask but did not wear anything to protect his eyes. Several days before the onset of pneumonia, Wang complained of redness of the eyes. Unprotected exposure of the eyes to 2019-nCoV in the Wuhan Fever Clinic might have allowed the virus to infect the body.2
    - ksaj 6y ago
      Redness of the eyes might be related to the blood clots that the virus is known to trigger.
  - belltaco 6y ago
    The eyes are connected to sinuses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasolacrimal_duct https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasolacrimal_duct
  - rurban 6y ago
    Yes, finger to eye is proven and dangerous. Finger to lip not so, as the mouth does not have receptors. Finger to nose is ridicolous.
  - rurban 6y ago
    Yes, finger to eye is proven and dangerous. Finger to lip not so, as the mouth does not have receptors. Finger to nose is ridicolous. That's why you need to wash your hands. To protect your eyes.
mcnamaratw 6y ago
Can you share your data?

Infection requires a certain level of exposure that you're unlikely (I would say, impossible) to reach merely by touching (unless it's a droplet and you shove it up your nose or something...).

sp332 6y ago

Picking your nose, sure, but also rubbing your eyes or putting your finger on your lips in a thoughtful gesture. "Unlikely" is certainly true, but different people have different risk tolerances. And if it were really as simple as microwaving the book, this would be pretty reasonable!

lambdaba 6y ago
Has there been any proof of infection via eyes? The virus needs to settle in the airways to reach the level of infection. I understand people's reaction, it's hard to sort all the messages from the media & health authorities, but it's still sad that so many have seemingly abandoned common sense.
- sp332 6y ago
  Not peer-reviewed yet as far as I can tell. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.09.086165v1.full https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.09.086165v1....
- DanBC 6y ago
  This is suggestive that infection may occur via the eyes. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30313-5/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6... > On Jan 22, Guangfa Wang, a member of the national expert panel on pneumonia, reported that he was infected by 2019-nCoV during the inspection in Wuhan.2 > He wore an N95 mask but did not wear anything to protect his eyes. Several days before the onset of pneumonia, Wang complained of redness of the eyes. Unprotected exposure of the eyes to 2019-nCoV in the Wuhan Fever Clinic might have allowed the virus to infect the body.2
  - ksaj 6y ago
    Redness of the eyes might be related to the blood clots that the virus is known to trigger.
- belltaco 6y ago
  The eyes are connected to sinuses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasolacrimal_duct https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasolacrimal_duct
- rurban 6y ago
  Yes, finger to eye is proven and dangerous. Finger to lip not so, as the mouth does not have receptors. Finger to nose is ridicolous.
- rurban 6y ago
  Yes, finger to eye is proven and dangerous. Finger to lip not so, as the mouth does not have receptors. Finger to nose is ridicolous. That's why you need to wash your hands. To protect your eyes.

mcnamaratw 6y ago

Can you share your data?