Fomite

/ˈfoʊmaɪt/

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This must be an efficacious fomite of cutaneous and pectoral disease.

Source: wiktionary

Alternatively, such fluids may be transferred from soiled hands to fomites, or airborne organisms may impinge or settle onto fomite surfaces. Fomites may also serve as a site for the replication of a pathogen, as in the case of enteric bacteria in household sponges or dishcloths.

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