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Each virus can only interact with certain cells of your body. COVID and influenza interact with lower respiratory cells. You have to inhale a viral load to be i
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Each virus can only interact with certain cells of your body. COVID and influenza interact with lower respiratory cells. You have to inhale a viral load to be infected, or at least this is the consensus belief right now (and is contrary to all of the concern about fomites early on).
Many cold-like viruses infect mucous membranes (you have a number over your body). A glancing touch is enough to be infected.
- clon 5y agoDo you have a reference for this? My SO still insists on washing our shopping, which, according to your information is totally unnecessary.
- defaultname 5y agoI'm certainly not trying to present medical information on here, and no one should change behaviors based upon what I said. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/08/do-you-still-need-wipe-down-grocery-store-takeout-boxes/5743240002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/08/do-you... https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00869-2/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...