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- An inanimate object that can be the vehicle for transmission of an infectious agent (e.g., bedding, towels, or surgical instruments). There is evidence that coronavirus spreads via fomites although, this is a less common route of transmission. Kaiser Family Foundation
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- Most ominously, the authors found a number of similarities in aerosol and fomite transmission between this virus and SARS-CoV-1. - MedPage Today by
- Our results indicate that aerosol and fomite transmission of HCoV-19 is plausible, as the virus can remain viable in aerosols for multiple hours. - FOX 10 Phoenix by
- However, dogs and cats can potentially be fomites for the virus. What on Earth is a fomite? A fomite is an object that can transport or carry disease. - Alaska Highway News by
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- Fomites (plural de "fomes"). [Micr.] El latinismo "fómites" está ya prácticamente en desuso. El equivalente en español "vector pasivo" se utiliza para designar los objetos que pueden conservar y transmitir microbios patógenos.
Fuente intermedia e inanimada en el proceso de transmisión de una enfermedad. Diccionario Medicina (Fernando Navarro) - by Agostina Bertoni
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- Cualquier objeto, como un instrumento quirúrgico contaminado o un dispositivo médico, puede convertirse en un vector quirúrgico en la transmisión de una enfermedad - Instrumentación quirúrgica by Agostina Bertoni
- Las moscas o las cucarachas actúan como vectores pasivos, sin multiplicación ni desarrollo del agente, actuando solamente como transportador del mismo. by Agostina Bertoni
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- Fomit: Parazit ya da mikrop gibi enfeksiyon etkenlerini taşıyabilen herhangi bir cansız obje. Kapı ya da araba kolu, kağıt ya da bozuk para, otobüs ya da metro tutacakları gibi. amerikanınsesi.com - by Ayşe Kıvılcım Karazor
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- Diğer koronavirüs (Orta Doğu Solunum Sendromu (MERS) ve Şiddetli Akut Solunum Sendromu (SARS)) nedeniyle önceki salgınlar sırasında, insandan insana bulaşma damlacıklar, temas ve fomitler aracılığı ile oluşmaktaydı, 2019-nCoV iletim biçiminin de benzer olabileceği varsayılmaktadır. Akut solunum yolu enfeksiyonlarının genel bulaşma riskini azaltmak için temel ilkeler: - seyahatsagligi.gov.tr by Ayşe Kıvılcım Karazor
- Bulaş, fekal-oral, fomitler yoluyla ve damlacıklarla olmaktadır. - ankemdernegi.org.tr by Ayşe Kıvılcım Karazor
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- Фоміти – будь-які предмети або субстанції, що містять патогенні мікроорганізми, такі як паразити чи мікроби, при зіткненні з якими виникає ризик зараження. Extempore.info - by Tetiana Tkachenko
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- Остання рекомендація ВООЗ полягає в тому, що, згідно з
поточними даними, вірус COVID-19 передається при тісному
контакті через дихальні краплі (утворюються при кашлі чи
чханні) та фоміти. - Тимчасове керівництв� by Tetiana Tkachenko
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