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The prevailing risk of infection is from respiratory droplets. There's probably some limited fecal-oral transmission, but nowhere near as much as airborne.
by wyldfire 6y ago
The prevailing risk of infection is from respiratory droplets. There's probably some limited fecal-oral transmission, but nowhere near as much as airborne.
- superkuh 6y agoMucosal tissues are mucosal tissues. It doesn't really matter if you get it on them from a respiratory droplet that is temporarily in the air or one that has landed on your food. But I agree. Surface contamination is a much lesser issue. And one I think it still makes sense to pay attention to.