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Ukrainian translation: фоміт

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00:54 Apr 28, 2020
English to Ukrainian translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical: Health Care, Science (general)
English term or phrase: fomite
Definition from Kaiser Family Foundation:
An inanimate object that can be the vehicle for transmission of an infectious agent (e.g., bedding, towels, or surgical instruments). There is evidence that coronavirus spreads via fomites although, this is a less common route of transmission.

Example sentence(s):
  • Most ominously, the authors found a number of similarities in aerosol and fomite transmission between this virus and SARS-CoV-1. MedPage Today
  • Our results indicate that aerosol and fomite transmission of HCoV-19 is plausible, as the virus can remain viable in aerosols for multiple hours. FOX 10 Phoenix
  • However, dogs and cats can potentially be fomites for the virus. What on Earth is a fomite? A fomite is an object that can transport or carry disease. Alaska Highway News
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Ukrainian translation:фоміт
Definition:
Фоміти – будь-які предмети або субстанції, що містять патогенні мікроорганізми, такі як паразити чи мікроби, при зіткненні з якими виникає ризик зараження.
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Tetiana Tkachenko
Ukraine
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фоміт


Definition from Extempore.info:
Фоміти – будь-які предмети або субстанції, що містять патогенні мікроорганізми, такі як паразити чи мікроби, при зіткненні з якими виникає ризик зараження.

Example sentence(s):
  • Остання рекомендація ВООЗ полягає в тому, що, згідно з поточними даними, вірус COVID-19 передається при тісному контакті через дихальні краплі (утворюються при кашлі чи чханні) та фоміти. - Тимчасове керівництв�  
Tetiana Tkachenko
Ukraine
Local time: 09:42
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 68

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