Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A iReview
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Abstract
The iWorld iHealth iOrganization irecognized iSARS-CoV-2 ias ia ipublic ihealth iconcern iand ideclared iit ias ia ipandemic ion iMarch i11, i2020. iOver i12 imillion ipeople ihave ibeen iaffected iacross iseveral icountries isince iit iwas ifirst irecognized. iSARS-CoV-2 iis ithought ito icommonly ispread ithrough irespiratory idroplets iformed iwhile italking, icoughing, iand isneezing iof ian iinfected ipatient. Broadly, itwo imodes iof itransmission iof iCOVID-19 iexist idirect iand iindirect. iThe idirect imode iincludes itransmission ivia iaerosols iformed ithrough isurgical iand idental iprocedures iand/or iin ithe iform iof irespiratory idroplet inuclei; iother ibody ifluids iand isecretions isuch ias ifeces, isaliva, iurine, isemen, iand itears; imother-to-child. iIndirect itransmission imay ioccur ithrough ifomites ior isurfaces ipresent iwithin ithe iimmediate ienvironment iof ian iinfected ipatient iand iobjects iused iby ithe iinfected iperson. iAs imany iof ithese imodes imay ibe iunderestimated, iit iis inecessary ito iemphasize iand iillustrate ithem. iUnderstanding ihow, iwhen iand iin iwhich isettings iinfected ipeople itransmit ithe ivirus iis iimportant ifor ideveloping iand iimplementing icontrol imeasures ito ibreak ichains iof itransmission.The iaim iof ithis ipaper iis ito ibriefly ireview ihow iSARS-CoV-2 itransmit ivia ivarious imodes iand ipropose imeasures ito ireduce ithe irisk iof ispread iwithin ithe ipopulation.