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Seicair t1_ixt8t5f wrote

Reply to comment by KauaiCat in How soon after exposure is the flu contagious? by AcJc_0604

So, if you visit two thanksgiving gatherings, and you’ve seen none of the people involved in weeks, your odds of transmitting a contagious disease from one gathering to another is very low to nonexistent?

I suppose that would depend on fomites on clothing and such, wouldn’t it.

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chaoticneutral t1_ixudt9s wrote

That depends on the virus, but generally speaking, COVID and other respiratory viruses don't seem to survive longer than 3 days on surfaces in ideal conditions and degrade much, much faster in the natural environment. There is even some evidence your skin naturally serves somewhat of a disinfectant and kills flu virus pretty rapidly ( https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/48/3/285/304169).

That being said, you should still wash your hands.

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