greybeard
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That's not what he said or typed at all, tho I am not one bit surprised that you inferred that from his post.So I'm infecting people even though I have not contracted the China Virus nor has anyone in my sphere of influence? Tricky little virus for sure.
How it happens: You are near an infected but asymptomatic someone without a mask. (or even someone that IS symptomatic.) They breathe, cough or sneeze on or near you and you ingest or inhale into your nostrils, virus particles. You are not yet infected because the virus has not begun taking over your cells to replicate itself, but you ARE capable of exhaling, coughing, or breathing OUT virus cells that other people can ingest, inhale. Just because you are not infected does not in way shape or mean equate to being non-infectious. At this point, it will probably show up in a nasal swab test but will not in a blood test.
But you are correct..it is indeed a VERY tricky little virus.