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Re:Bats and the Origin of Outbreaks by michaelrubin on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @10:38AM (#26412334)
Do we have evidence that ingesting infected tissue can transmit the disease? I thought the disease spread via inhalation of viral particles?
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Re:Bats and the Origin of Outbreaks by Pyramus on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @11:53AM (#26413292)
Yes, simply placing the infected tissue in your mouth can infect you.

The exact role of fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is still unclear (in any case we do not eat one another) however we do know it is minor relative to respiratory droplets and aerosols.

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