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The maximum number of viral particles in the human body is formed before the appearance of the first symptoms.
Almost half of cases of transmission of coronavirus occurs before carriers began to experience the first symptoms of the disease. This is stated in the study of epidemiologists from Guangzhou and Hong Kong universities, published on Wednesday, April 15, in the journal Nature Medicine.
Scientists base their conclusions on the test results 94 patients in whom COVID-19 revealed at an early stage.
The study authors found that the maximum number of viral particles in the human body is formed in the first days of infection, and its danger as a carrier reaches a peak in the 0.7 days before the onset of symptoms.
Epidemiologists estimate that 44% of the cases of transmission occurred before the media got the first symptoms.
Scientists note that the results of the study can be used to improve measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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