1/ Coronavirus...
1 "... was more stable on plastic and stainless steel than on copper and cardboard, and viable virus was detected up to 72 hours"
2 "...remained viable in aerosols (suspended in the air) throughout the duration of our experiment (3 hrs)"
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
1 "... was more stable on plastic and stainless steel than on copper and cardboard, and viable virus was detected up to 72 hours"
2 "...remained viable in aerosols (suspended in the air) throughout the duration of our experiment (3 hrs)"
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
2/ Decay rates of coronavirus COVID-1 "SARS-CoV-2" & SARS "SARS-CoV-1".
COVID-19 consistently lasts longer and is more viable in the air (past 3 hours) and on various surfaces than SARS.
COVID-19 consistently lasts longer and is more viable in the air (past 3 hours) and on various surfaces than SARS.
3/
1 COVID-19 - severe acute respiratory syndrome - is caused by the new coronavirus, aka SARS-CoV-2 in '19
2 SARS - are caused by coronaviruses outbreak in '03, aka SARS-CoV-1
3 MERS-CoV - Middle East respiratory syndrome, identified in '12
healthline.com/health/coronav…
1 COVID-19 - severe acute respiratory syndrome - is caused by the new coronavirus, aka SARS-CoV-2 in '19
2 SARS - are caused by coronaviruses outbreak in '03, aka SARS-CoV-1
3 MERS-CoV - Middle East respiratory syndrome, identified in '12
healthline.com/health/coronav…
4/ COViD-19 still mostly spread via
- people w/in about 6' of each other
- infected person who coughs, sneezes, talks (sings)
- virus lands in mouths or noses or may be inhaled
- can spread by people who are without symptoms
cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
- people w/in about 6' of each other
- infected person who coughs, sneezes, talks (sings)
- virus lands in mouths or noses or may be inhaled
- can spread by people who are without symptoms
cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
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