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Originally Posted by Libertine
Jesus. You didn't even pass high school biology, did you?
The lifespan of viruses outside of living bodies is rather limited. Moreover, without cells to infect, the virus won't replicate.
By contrast, during an infection the body serves as a virus-replicating factory of sorts, copying the virus over and over again. Coughs and sneezes send droplets of mucus containing the virus flying around the room, providing a constant source of potential infections.
An infected person has a chance of transmitting the virus that is literally thousands of times higher than the chance of simply carrying the virus from an infected patient to an uninfected one.
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Yes you only catch the flu by being sneezed, coughed, or breathed on.....
Can't touch it by say picking up a pen to fill out a form in an ER or doctors office after someone with the virus. Dies instantly right...
I mean a person could never catch it by say touching a door handle on an exam room touched by someone infected then touching a patient right? After all hospitals and doctors offices are 100% sanitized at all times lol..
But shit if it is spread almost 100% by breathing, coughing, or sneezing hospital workers wearing masks should stop that then right?