The new evidence does not directly prove that SARS-CoV-2 jumped into humans from infected raccoon dogs, but it adds to a growing body of evidence in favor of a spillover from animals. Source
And COVID is not a food-borne illness - it’s spread through air droplets from sneezing/coughing.
The mixed messaging on COVID and fomite spread was pretty funny. It was conclusive that it wasn’t really spread by fomites pretty quickly. That’s why they had us COVID nurses reusing our N-95s until the straps broke, and I never did get COVID while doing it.
TIL that “fomites” are surfaces, that you spread germs from by touching. Not foamy at all, humph.
I suppose all the hand washing and sanitizing helped keep some other diseases to a minimum, and those of us in the general public wearing less-than-adequate masks to at least keep us from thoughtlessly touching our noses and mouths or coughing in each other’s faces. Avoiding a tripledemic that first year left more ICU space and equipment and nurses available for the COVID patients.
And COVID is not a food-borne illness - it’s spread through air droplets from sneezing/coughing.
The mixed messaging on COVID and fomite spread was pretty funny. It was conclusive that it wasn’t really spread by fomites pretty quickly. That’s why they had us COVID nurses reusing our N-95s until the straps broke, and I never did get COVID while doing it.
TIL that “fomites” are surfaces, that you spread germs from by touching. Not foamy at all, humph.
I suppose all the hand washing and sanitizing helped keep some other diseases to a minimum, and those of us in the general public wearing less-than-adequate masks to at least keep us from thoughtlessly touching our noses and mouths or coughing in each other’s faces. Avoiding a tripledemic that first year left more ICU space and equipment and nurses available for the COVID patients.
Thank you.