in Order to avoid the infection with corona virus, Hygiene is the A and O. the Bonn researchers have studied it, where in the budget the viral load is high.
, researchers gain more and more knowledge about the Coronavirus. Scientists at the University of Bonn have new results on the viral load in the house . There are also a few Surprises.
in Many places, breathing people, because the situation is relaxed to the Corona-pandemic slowly, and researchers are gaining more and more knowledge about the new Virus. Nevertheless, the crisis is not survived for a long time and a lot of fear of a second wave. Twelve scientists, the virologists Hendrik Streeck, the University of Bonn have dealt now with the question of where in the household of a Corona-Infected the viral load is highest.
Coronavirus, researchers in viral load in the quarantine check-households
The study was first published on the Preprint Server “medrxiv.org”. So far she is still in the Peer-View process, which means that the results have yet to be verified by other researchers . They analyzed the viral load to 21 randomly selected quarantined households in the district Heinsberg , where the Coronavirus is particularly strongly affected. In each household, at least one Infected was. The researchers took a total of 119 swabs of doorknobs, remote controls, furniture, and 66 samples from the waste water from showers, sinks and toilets*. Also room air-15 samples have been taken.
Here lurking in the household at the common corona virus
The samples were tested by the researchers via a PCR Test on the genome of the Coronavirus. Overall, the virus load was in the home environment as a low and were infected although of 43 adults 25. The highest virus load was found in the bathroom: In 15 percent of the wastewater samples, the genome of Sars could be CoV-2 found. The sink and behind the shower was slightly less than 20 percent are most likely to be affected.
Surprisingly, the exposure of the tested surfaces was rather low: Only two door handles, a remote control and a piece of furniture corona were found to be viruses. In the air, no viruses were discovered. If the virus were contagious, could not be found in the study.
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summary of the Coronavirus study in the budget
From the result, the researchers conclude that the smear could play by touch, apparently, but not as big a role as previously thought. Also the infection via aerosols appears to be surprisingly unlikely. However, were taken only a few samples.
Instead, the study seems to confirm that the infection, most likely via droplets . That’s why scientists advisable, in the flush Toilet to close the lid and pay attention to Hygiene around the sink and shower.
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