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COVID-19 and its Modes of Transmission
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The World Health Organization recognized SARS-CoV-2 as a public health concern and declared it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Over 12 million people have been affected across several countries since it was first recognized. SARS-CoV-2 is thought to commonly spread via respiratory droplets formed while talking, coughing, and sneezing of an infected patient. As several cases, with an absence of travel history to the majorly affected areas were identified, a strong possibility of community transmission could have been possible. Broadly, two modes of transmission of COVID-19 exist—direct and indirect. The direct mode includes (1) transmission via aerosols formed via surgical and dental procedures and/or in the form of respiratory droplet nuclei; (2) other body fluids and secretions, for example, feces, saliva, urine, semen, and tears; and (3) mother-to-child. Indirect transmission may occur via (1) fomites or surfaces (e.g., furniture and fixtures) present within the immediate environment of an infected patient and (2) objects used on the infected person (e.g., stethoscope or thermometer). As many of these modes may be underestimated, it is necessary to emphasize and illustrate them. The goal of this paper is to briefly review how SARS-CoV-2 is shown to transmit via various modes and propose measures to reduce the risk of spread within the population and operating personnel.
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- Karia, R., Gupta, I., Khandait, H., Yadav, A., & Yadav, A.
- Venue
- SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine
- Published
- 2020-09-01
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1798-1801
- ISSN
- 2523-8973 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3081897829
- Cited by
- 259
- References
- 13
- FWCI
- 26.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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