Quote:
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.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Libertine
While indirect infections are indeed a risk, they're limited by the fact that outside of a living body, the virus won't stay alive for all that long. Moreover, because the virus does not have any cells to use to replicate itself, no new viral particles are being created.
|
If 8 hours in a public place like a hospital waiting room that sees hundreds of patients a day is a short period of time, what is a long time? lol
To me a virus that has short term life is under an hour. 8 hours?
How many people could touch a surface in an 8 hour period and get the flu?
Anyways this whole thing is an over hyped bunch of media and government bullshit. Happens every few years... this or that happens, and we all get scared. OMG I could die.. I better hurry up and run out and spend x amount on this or that to stay safe.. rubes..
