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What are fomites?

What are fomites? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. plural of fomite
  2. plural of fomes (pronounced /ˈfoʊ.mɪ.tiːz/)
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Documented vehicles for transmission of enteroviruses include water, aerosols and fomites.
There is also no question that typhus fever may be communicated by fomites.
The theory of the spread of yellow fever by fomites was completely demolished.
Transmission is by person to person and fomites, such as bedding and clothing.
Some even thought that neither the presence of infected persons, nor of fomites, was always absolutely requisite.
Tongs are an example of what epidemiologists call fomites — objects that convey infectious agents between individuals.

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