Scientists found the RNA in the air of bathrooms, which patients used only a few minutes at a time. In Wuhan hospitals scientists found SARS-CoV-2 RNA in air samples in many rooms, with different kinds of patients, especially those having little ventilation ( Guo et al.). Even 12-47 days after symptom onset, air samples around patients had SARS-CoV-2 RNA ( Feng B, Xu K, et al.). They could not culture the viruses, perhaps because of low concentrations or long times since viruses were left ( Zhou J, Otter, et al.). In London hospitals, RT-qPCR found SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the air in patientsвЂ™ room, staff rooms, and a public area. Most aerosols are 4вЂ‰Вµm and 1вЂ“4вЂ‰Вµm, even though none had aerosol-generating procedures or intranasal oxygen supplementation ( Chia et al.). Aerosols 5 seconds, farther than 2 meters distance, and enter a personвЂ™s respiratory tract ( Wang C, Prather K, et al.). The larger droplets (>100 Ојm, microns, micrometers in diameter) usually float less than 2 meters in distance (6 feet) and fall down onto a surface. Cases with higher viral loads were more likely to transmit to secondary cases, with shorter incubation periods in the secondary cases ( Marks et al.).Д®xhaling, speaking, sneezing, or coughing spreads saliva droplets of different sizes into the air, that can go in the mouth, nose, or eyes of another person ( Anfinrud et al. But infected people did not infect another person more than 9 days after symptom onset ( Cevik, Tate, et al. SARS-CoV-2 viral load (the number of viruses) peaks at about the fifth day after start of symptoms, lasting on average 17 days. Tests using viral cultures showed that some patients shed viable viruses for up to 60 days ( Arons et al. Zhang W, Du et al.), showing that saliva or mucous can probably transmit the novel coronavirus. PCR tests found SARS-CoV-2 RNA in saliva samples and oral swabs of patients ( Abasiyanik et al. Those viruses attach to those molecules to enter cells ( Huang N, PГ©rez, et al. SARS-CoV-2 replicates in the throat ( WГ¶lfel et al.), mouth, tongue, and salivary glands because they have much angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2), and furin.

While it is extremely unlikely for a person to get sick from touching animal blood, make sure you tell your physician about the incident if you do become ill.Saliva and mucous, and the tissues producing them, are some of the main routes in which SARS-CoV-2 replicates and transmits ( Collins Huang N, Perez, et al.

If you do get animal blood on your skin, wash it off as soon as possible.

In particular, avoid getting animal blood on any cuts, scrapes or other broken skin, and avoid getting the blood in your mouth, nose or eyes.

Direct contact with animal blood should be avoided whenever possible.

Therefore, it is prudent to try to reduce exposure to animal blood when possible, but without getting overly concerned (or paranoid). New infectious diseases continue to emerge in animals and people, and eventually there is likely to be one that can be transmitted between species by blood. This has led to a rather cavalier approach towards blood exposure in veterinary medicine, which is understandable but not ideal. Even contact with blood from a rabid animal is not considered rabies exposure, because the virus is found in the saliva, not the blood. But these viruses are not present in animals, and the risks of transmission of disease from pets to people through blood are very low.

This is mainly driven by concerns about HIV and hepatitis viruses that can be transmitted by contact with blood.

In people, there are detailed protocols for avoiding blood exposure in healthcare situations, and protocols for managing people exposed to human blood in hospitals and in the community. This can range from exposure to small amounts of blood through minor injuries like cut foot pads or broken toenails, to large amounts of blood following severe trauma. Periodically, pet owners may be exposed to blood from a pet.

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