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fomites
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Fomites
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U.S. National Library of Medicine
Fomites
Inanimate objects that carry pathogenic microorganisms and thus can serve as the source of infection. Microorganisms typically survive on fomites for minutes or hours. Common fomites include CLOTHING, tissue paper, hairbrushes, and COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fomites in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fomites in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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The fact that it's mainly droplet-based and that it survives quite a long time on surfaces means that these fomites are going to be a really important route of transmission, we need more hand awareness and actions that are incompatible with touching Your Face.
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We have been talking about the possibility of airborne transmission and aerosol transmission as one of the modes of transmission of Covid-19, as well as droplet. We've looked at fomites. We've looked at fecal oral. We've looked at mother to child. We've looked at animal to human, of course as well.
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