{"id":37054,"date":"2021-04-13T20:05:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T20:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xatakaciencia.com\/salud\/arn-coronavirus-puede-persistir-mes-polvo-habitacion"},"modified":"2021-04-13T20:05:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T20:05:18","slug":"el-arn-del-coronavirus-puede-persistir-hasta-un-mes-en-el-polvo-de-una-habitacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forocilac.org\/en\/el-arn-del-coronavirus-puede-persistir-hasta-un-mes-en-el-polvo-de-una-habitacion\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus RNA can persist for up to a month in room dust"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The virus's RNA, part of the genetic material within a virus, can persist up to a month in dust<\/strong>, according to a study carried out in rooms where patients with COVID-19 were isolated.<\/p>\n

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He study<\/a> It did not evaluate whether the dust can transmit the virus to humans. However, it could offer another option for monitoring COVID-19 outbreaks in specific buildings.<\/p>\n

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For this study, the research team worked with teams responsible for room cleaning in the state of Ohio, where students who tested positive for COVID-19 were isolated<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

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The nose is very vulnerable to COVID-19 infection: do not wear the mask halfway<\/a>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The study, published in mSystems magazine<\/a>, found that some of the genetic material at the heart of the virus persists in the dust, although the envelope around the virus is likely to break down sooner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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They found genetic material from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes COVID-19, in 97% of the dust samples. <\/p>\n

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\n \"El 76% de los pacientes con COVID-19 aún presentan síntomas pasados seis meses del contagio\"
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The 76% of patients with COVID-19 still present symptoms six months after infection<\/a>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The studio offers another non-invasive route<\/strong> to monitor buildings for COVID-19 outbreaks, especially as more people get vaccinated and return to common spaces.<\/p>\n

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Monitoring dust, then, could offer insight similar to that obtained when analyzing a city's wastewater.<\/p>\n