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droplet infection

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ID 737693 Last modified 08.05.2020
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Domain infectious diseases - bacteriology - virology
  • nakkus, mis levib õhku paisatud (köhitud) piisakeste vahendusel
  • infection conveyed by fine droplets of mucus sprayed into the air when a person opens his mouth to speak, cough, etc.
  • infection transmitted by airborne droplets of saliva or sputum containing infectious organisms
piisknakkus
Usage examples
  • Viirused levivad küll piisknakkusena köhimisel ja aevastamisel, kuid reeglina peab nakkuse levimiseks olema inimestevaheline vahemaa väiksem kui meeter.
  • Koroonaviirus levib inimeselt inimesele piisknakkuse kaudu, peamiselt lähedases kontaktis inimesega, kellel on haigusnähud, eelkõige palavik, köha ja hingamisraskused.
droplet infection
Usage examples
  • COVID-19 is spread by four means: contact (direct or via a fomite); droplet infection (droplets from the respiratory tract of an infected individual during coughing or sneezing are transmitted onto a mucosal surface or conjunctiva of a susceptible individual or environmental surfaces); via aerosols (particularly during procedures such as intubation); and faeco-oral.

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