Abstract
Viruses are the most common cause of infectious disease acquired in the indoor environment in hospitals, schools and households causing considerable impact on human health. Transmission of enteric and respiratory viruses is assumed to occur predominantly direct from person to person followed by indirect transmission through contaminated fomites/surfaces. The risk of infection resulting from transmission through contaminated surfaces depends on a number of factors, including the level of shedding of infective particles, their stability on surfaces and resistance to decontamination procedures, fractions transmitted per contact and the dose required for infection. Among the enteric viruses, human noroviruses (NoVs) and rotaviruses are most notorious for causing outbreaks of gastroenteritis within hospitals, nursing homes and cruise ships and are significant cause of hospitalization. Besides human NoV and rotavirus, other enteric viruses like enteroviruses and parechoviruses, and respiratory viruses like influenza and adenovirus may also be transmitted through contaminated surfaces.
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From 2nd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2013) Geneva, Switzerland
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From 2nd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2013) Geneva, Switzerland.
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