Chinese scientists conducted a study and found that the coronavirus is transmitted not only by contact or airborne routes, the relevant data published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Clarifies that under study was studied wastes patients COVID-19. The analysis revealed that the stool samples detected by live SARS-CoV-2, and in greater concentration than in the respiratory smears of the same patients, reports RIA “Novosti”.
According to the study, the virus contained in feces, is a common manifestation COVID-19 and confirm the probability of infection is fecal-oral or faecal-aerosol by.
In addition, the researchers warn about the need to consider these ways of the infection and remind you that the transmission of SARS thus led to the outbreak of the virus in 2003, when in a residential complex in Hong Kong in connection with the problems of Sewerage were found to be infected hundreds of people.
Previously, scientists from University College London analyzed viral genomes isolated from 15 thousand patients with coronavirus and appreciated the danger of mutations.
