📚 noun • entry_id 54702
fomite
/ˈfəʊmʌɪt/
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fómite
An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses or prions), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts; common examples include towels, dishcloths, kitchenware/flatware, and laundry.
Alternatively, such fluids may be transferred from soiled hands to fomites, or airborne organisms may impinge or settle onto fomite surfaces. Fomites may also serve as a site for t…
This must be an efficacious fomite of cutaneous and pectoral disease.
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