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Cells, Microbes & Viruses / Re: Could flu be transmitted sexually?
« on: 11/04/2017 15:17:32 »
Chris, your answer reflects my understanding of influenza transmission, but I've never completely understood why that is the case. What makes a mucus membrane on the eye and different than a mucus membrane on the genitals as far as a suitable site of entry? Is it simply a matter of physical proximity to the respiratory tract?