Coronavirus 2019-nCoV doesn’t seem to affect everyone the same. So what is its mode of transmission? Close contact with a sick person is necessary: same place of life, discussion within a meter, travel in a confined space. So many risky situations. “It is an aerial transmission, through the droplets of saliva, especially when you cough, when you sneeze, when you spit, as with all respiratory viruses”, explains professor of virology Bruno Lina, of the CHU of Lyon (Rhône).
Avoid touching contaminated surfaces and rubbing your eyes, nose or mouth. Traces of virus have been found in the stools of some patients. Fecal transmission is possible, scientists say. Who is then most exposed to the 2019-nCoV coronavirus? The elderly are the first victims. Respiratory or cardiovascular problems, diabetes, chronic diseases weaken the immune system, and no one is equal in the face of the coronavirus.
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