Surface to surface virus transmission

[on the brink]

Does anyone know if it is possible?

Say, there's a book on a table that someone with the virus touched. Can someone picking up that book catch the virus? Not touching the table, just the book.

Any help with this question will be appreciated - at this point, I'm thoroughly confused/paranoid/fed up .

 

[London2Baires]

According to the WHO, the main method of transmission is through infected droplets. So almost certainly the answer to your question is yes.

For example, infected subject A sneezes on a book and puts that book away on a library shelf. Subject b picks up the adjacent book. If the droplet has toched the other book, so has the virus. If subject b then touches his face, presto.

That being said, following the basic sanitation and social distancing best practices should minimize these types of incidances a lot.

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[on the brink]

Thanks, London. I'm afraid you are right.

Back to spraying everything.

 

[sts7049]

the good news is that the virus doesn't live too long on certain types of surfaces. but on some it can stay there for a couple days.

 

[Iznogud]

AFAIK, it stays on paper for 3hs. or so. Metal surfaces make it last close to 10 hs.

It´s not a bacteria so it won´t reproduce to contaminate the whole surface. Make sure whatever you are using for spraying is antivirus, not just antibacterial.

Iz