And it can also transfer via surfaces as well. So if a droplet of someone’s coughing or sneezing lands on you and you touch your eyes, ears or nose or any of those mucous membranes and transfer it via that means then yes, you can get infected. Laurie Chen: So at the moment most experts agree that transmission mostly occurs via droplets. Do we know how this transmission from human to human is happening? Whitney Terrell: Is it transmitted by people coughing so that there are particles in the air? Can you pick it up off of a surface? Because I read a story about some British nationals who apparently got coronavirus after being in a ski resort that had been stayed in by someone from Singapore. Coronavirus: Everything you need to know in a visual explainer (updated daily).“Wuhan coronavirus” and the racist art of naming a virus.To Be Asian With a Face Mask During the Coronavirus Outbreak The Hot Zone: a six-part National Geographic mini-series.The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus.How Taiwan Strait tensions could hamper efforts to fight Wuhan virusĬrisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come.
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