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A new method of Corona Virus transmission has just been published in the latest issue of Gastroenterology:.
The latest research from China shows that the novel coronavirus is also spread by fecal-oral transmission. It is not just spread by the other two methods discussed: respiratory droplets and environmental contact.
It should be noted that in past studies in America – 62% of people have fecal matter on their hands and do not wash their hands adequately.
The article was written by Hong Shan, MD, PhD, of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, and Sun Yat-sen University, in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, and colleagues.
They noted that the gastrointestinal tract is a welcoming environment for the virus. The virus is also known as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) CoV-2. “Our immunofluorescent data showed that the ACE2 protein, which has been proved to be a cell receptor for SARS-CoV-2, is abundantly expressed in the glandular cells of gastric, duodenal, and rectal epithelia, supporting the entry of SARS-CoV-2 into the host cell,” the team wrote.
Among the key findings of the study are:
- A significant portion of coronavirus patients experience diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and/or abdominal discomfort before the onset of respiratory symptoms
- Viral RNA is detectable in fecal samples from suspected cases, indicating that the virus sheds into the stool
- Viral gastrointestinal infection and potential fecal-oral transmission can last even after viral clearance from the respiratory tract
The study looked at 73 patients hospitalized for possible COVID-19 and tested from February 1 to 14, 2020. Testing included serum, nasopharyngeal, and oropharyngeal swabs, as well as urine, stool, and tissue samples in accordance with China Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
A total of 39 patients (53.4%; 25 males and 14 females), tested positive for fecal SARS-CoV-2 RNA. The age of patients with positive RNA in stool ranged from 10 months to 78 years, and the duration of stool positivity ranged from 1 to 12 days. Furthermore, the stool of 17 patients (23.3%) remained positive even after respiratory samples tested negative.
Wash your hands. Use soap.
If these backward peasants would not have all that wild garbage everything would have been fine.
when i was still in the work force (I’m retired now) I used to see people, including my boss, pass water and leave the bathroom WITHOUT washing hands. ich hub mich fasekeled to the point that I detested shaking anybody’s hand for that reason.
It also spreads from toxic hot air at CPAC where people called the VIRUS a ‘hoax’. Google it, buchers…
Avoid the AchashVirus and Vashti Hent!
Let’s not forget that hashem is sending us a message.
You can blame whomever you want. But the reality is that when it reaches us. Blaming the chinese or anyone else is a false belief.
A related comment: a frum physician told me that among the most fecal matter infected items are negel vassers, including those in shuls…many people do their needs and go straight to the negel vasser without first washing their hands with soap and water. So, I use paper cups in public places…and at home established a protocol where one washes the negel vasser with soap and water when washing his hands.
SIGN ON A PACKAGE IN PRODUCE SECTION IN WUHAN PROVINCE, CHINA
CERTIFIED FREE OF BATS ,SNAKES AND VERMIN
PURE TOLOIM ONLY.
Many kosher sweets as well as Shabbos Candles are being imported from China.
China is notorious in their lack of safe environmental laws as well as their usage of noxious materials in consumer products.
I urge all Yidden to refrain from buying any and all items from China. Stay with North American produced products or those made in Israel only.
Israel has taken the most proactive approach to this MAGAIFA with good reason.
The Israeli leadership all be it at times slow are in this matter taking the bull by the horns.
Please stay safe and Happy Purim.
Surprised that this article or its respondents did not bring out more affirmation of Chazal’s decree that we need to use more copious amounts of water after using bathroom facilities, more so than mayim rishonim. Before soap was around, it helped insure better hygiene hence less deaths during plagues as in the Black Death.
Yoni this one is for you.
There once was a very coarse king.
He was a womanizer.
Had only models as wives
Had multiple wives
Nasty
Like to throw big parties and always wanted the biggest crowds at the party.
He was a “stable genuis” and even worked at a “stable” prior to being king.
Was a populist and rabble rouser.
But
He was good to the jews, saved the jews and ultimately his jewish son let us build the second beis hamikdosh.
Guess who the man was?
JFK?
if it passes thru gastro as well, it takes better practice from a lot of AMERICANS! Including short nails. And brush under nails. ( Bad business for nail salons) Paper soap and warm water in public places. MASKS TOO.Everyone has to do more to stop this asap
Many places don’t even have soap available