oh, great-now it's not just rats and snakes...

[rae121452]

Coronavirus may travel through toilet and pipes: Study
Thu, 27 Aug 2020 19:24:05 GMT
The novel coronavirus may spread throughout buildings through toilets and drainpipes, according to a published report in the journal Environmental International....

 

[silver gurl]

Although Sars-cov-2 is a respiratory virus, researchers in China have found evidence of virus particles in the stool of 39 hospitalized patients who tested positive for COVID-19. The study examined 71 patients.

Flushing the toilet could generate aerosols that could spread the virus, putting people at risk. Aerosols are tiny particles that could linger in the air for long periods and distances.

“The risk is very, very, very low that that flushing procedure is going to generate a six-foot aerosol full of infectious virus that’s going to pop itself into your eyes, nose or mouth.”

For one thing, it’s not clear whether the virus particles found in the stool of patients can cause COVID-19. There are also no cases of the virus spreading to people through fecal transmission.

“Throughout all the 5.5 million cases in the world so far, we haven’t seen that that’s been the mode of transmission. So, it’s less likely that this is a major contributor to the way we get infections.”

 

[Tryharder62]

Please continue to flush people.

 

[jaF0]

Please continue to flush people.

Agree. People need to be flushed.

 

[Tryharder62]

Agree. People need to be flushed.

You got me again.

 

[butters]

You got me again.

lol, just read that

flushing people tends to result in blocked u-bends