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the houses are an important area of transmission coronavirus between people, confirms a new international study, timely in view of the family festive tables.
The space of our home is and will continue to be one of the most important places for the transmission of the coronavirus between people, according to the new American scientific study (meta-analysis), which analyzed data 54 surveys for the transmission of Covid-19 within homes in many countries (USA, China, Italy, Spain, Brazil, etc.).
The study, which as a whole concerns almost 77,800 people, acquires special importance due to the upcoming juncture of the festive Christmas and New Year tables.
Researchers from the Universities of Florida and Washington, who published the study in the American Medical Journal “JAMA Network Open,” noted that homes they are and will continue to be important transmission areas for Covid-19. “As they said, the transmission triptych is” closed space – many people – close contact. “
It is estimated that on average almost one in five with coronavirus (17%) transmit it to other members of their family. The highest percentage corresponds to spouses (38%), that is, almost four out of ten carriers of the virus transmit it to their spouse.
Secondary infections at home (from a virus carrier to other family members) are more common in adults (28%) than in children (17%). The probability of transmission is much higher if a family member has symptoms of Covid-19, compared to asymptomatic ones.
