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00:54 Apr 28, 2020
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical: Health Care, Science (general)
English term or phrase: fomite
Definition from Kaiser Family Foundation:
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.

Example sentence(s):
  • Most ominously, the authors found a number of similarities in aerosol and fomite transmission between this virus and SARS-CoV-1. MedPage Today
  • 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
  • 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
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Definition from Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala:
Kontaktsmitta delas upp i direkt kontaktsmitta (där smittan överförs genom direkt fysisk kontakt med smittkällan eller dess kroppsvätskor, och den som exponeras) och indirekt kontaktsmitta (där smittan
överförs genom kontakt med ett mellanled, s.k. fomit, t.ex. dörrhandtag, kläder, bordsytor, som är kontaminerat med smittämne från hud, kroppsvätskor, etc.).

Example sentence(s):
  • Andra oftast mänskligt skapade smittvägar såsom fomiter och motorburen förflyttning av smittade djur är betydligt större riskfaktorer. - Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet  
  • Rotavirusinfektioner sprids främst genom tarmsmitta. Det finns även viss evidens för att det kan spridas via luftvägarna eller genom indirekt kontakt med fomiter eller smittade ytor. Hushållsöverföring av mag-tarminflammation till följd av rotavirus är vanlig. - Vaccininfo  
  • Virusbelagda ytor (fomiter) [2, 3] har visat sig vara en potentiell källa för smittöverföring, även fekal–oral transmission [4]. - Läkartidningen  
Anna Grynfeld Smith
Switzerland
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 64
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