Friday, July 22, 2011

What are four examples of fluids by which viruses can spread?

In humans, viruses can spread in many ways. Four fluids
that can be used by viruses to spread are:


  • Air:
    examples of viruses that spread through air are those that cause influenza and the
    common cold. When people with these illnesses sneeze or cough the viruses are spread to
    others.

  • Water: viruses that cause
    illnesses like gastroenteritis are spread from one person to another by infected water.

  • Blood: a large number of viruses
    are spread through blood. Diseases like West Nile Fever can be spread through vectors
    that suck blood. As the viruses can survive in the vector's body also they are spread
    when the same animal bites a person who is sick and then bites a healthy person. Some
    viruses like HIV cannot survive in a vector's body. They are spread when a healthy
    person's blood comes in contact with blood from someone who is sick through infected
    needles, or during blood
    transfusions.

  • Sexual fluids: viruses
    which include HIV are spread though sexual fluids like semen and vaginal fluids. This
    usually happens during sexual
    intercourse.

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