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SUBMITTER: Przekwas A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7481347 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Przekwas Andrzej A Chen Zhijian Z
Medical hypotheses 20200910
The contribution of various modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been the subject of recent intensive debate. The predominant route of the viral transmission is via exhaled droplets of different sizes which can be inhaled by nearby exposed individuals or deposited on peoples and surfaces. Touching contaminated surfaces followed by hand to facial transfer has been identified as a potential infection route. As humans involuntarily touch their faces over 20 times per hour a hand washing with soa ...[more]