Infectious Disease Quotes

“Many viruses, including influenza and diarrhoea-causing viruses such as rotavirus, can survive for days in the environment, building up on particular kinds of objects known as fomites. Have you noticed a sudden increase in male physicians sporting bow ties? This fashion statement is a response to health researchers’ identification of standard ties as fomites.”
― Marta L. Wayne, Infectious Disease: A Very Short Introduction