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00:54 Apr 27, 2020
English to Slovak 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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Summary of translations provided
4 +1kontaminovaný predmet
Ján Ramža
5nositeľ ochorenia (nákazy)
Juro Sebestyen, A.B.I.E.S. s.r.o.
4 -1Fomit
Jan Chupac


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
kontaminovaný predmet


Definition from Regional Public Health Authority:
Osemdesiat percent ľudí vírus napadne potom, čo siahli na kontaminované predmety – kľučky, madla, nákupné košíky – a potom si neumyli ruky, alebo si ich len ľahko opláchli.

Example sentence(s):
  • Okrem drobných kvapôčok vo vzduchu sa totiž vírusy prenášajú aj cez kontaminované predmety. - Daily SME  
  • „Výsledky prinášajú kľúčové informácie o stabilite SARS-CoV-2, ktorý spôsobuje COVID-19 a naznačujú, že ľudia sa môžu vírusom nakaziť zo vzduchu a po siahnutí na kontaminované predmety,“ komentuje štúdiu na svojom webe NIH. - startitup.sk  
Ján Ramža
Slovakia
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
PRO pts in category: 52

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Yes  Katarina Mihalova
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Fomit


Definition from Sk.mort:
Kľúčový rozdiel medzi fomitom a vektorom spočíva v tom, že fomit je neživý objekt, ktorý môže šíriť infekčné agens, zatiaľ čo vektor je živý organizmus, ktorý šíri chorobu.

Example sentence(s):
  • Nepriamy prenos kontaktov zahŕňa fomity; objekt, ktorý sa kontaminuje dotykom (fomit), potom infikuje dotykom. - New medic  
Jan Chupac
Slovakia
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: Slovak

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
No  František Tomášik: Sú vlasy alebo koža neživé predmety? Fomit je kontaminovaný predmet, kontaminovaná vec.
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
nositeľ ochorenia (nákazy)


Definition from Leo Dict:
not necessary

Example sentence(s):
Juro Sebestyen, A.B.I.E.S. s.r.o.
Slovakia
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
PRO pts in category: 54
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