Infections That Use Touch To Transmit

Some diseases are spread almost exclusively by touch or through the skin or mucus membranes. These include Ebola, several parasitic diseases such as hookworm, strongyloides and scabies and some bacterial and fungal infections. Other diseases like COVID-19 and influenza are mainly transmitted via other routes but use touch as a secondary method of spread. This has implications for controlling these diseases, including the role of isolation and sanitation.
A lecture by Chris Whitty
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Пікірлер: 12

  • @hokeypokeypots
    @hokeypokeypots2 жыл бұрын

    Always enjoy these lectures, since you learn something from them. Appreciate the effort it took to put them out. Thank you!

  • @1234j
    @1234j2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Really interesting.

  • @billynomates920
    @billynomates9202 жыл бұрын

    didn't think i'd see chris whitty get a blue banner from google.

  • @littletime8849
    @littletime88492 жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel. Very interesting. Thank You

  • @mallminot
    @mallminot3 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Interesting, probably not the best choice for my mysophobia though 😟

  • @praaht18
    @praaht182 жыл бұрын

    Excellent.Thanks.

  • @MrsPisaroni
    @MrsPisaroni2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @soutteruk1
    @soutteruk12 жыл бұрын

    Venereal disease ... which for some obscure reason leads me to Boris Johnson ...

  • @lw1zfog
    @lw1zfog2 жыл бұрын

    needs jailing

  • @Carroty_Peg
    @Carroty_Peg2 жыл бұрын

    Why is the tortoise who's directly responsible for the deaths of so many not to mention destroying education and businesses allowed to stand on stage and lecture? This world is clown world.