But if it was that infectious that just being within 6 feet of someone (or whatever it was back then in 1918) while they breathed in your direction meant you caught "it" then surely doing something like putting the infected person's saliva directly into your mouth or an open wound or sneeze and cough all over you would infect you without…
But if it was that infectious that just being within 6 feet of someone (or whatever it was back then in 1918) while they breathed in your direction meant you caught "it" then surely doing something like putting the infected person's saliva directly into your mouth or an open wound or sneeze and cough all over you would infect you without fail? Wouldn't it? You would think so.
And if this method failed (which it did, repeatedly) for something that is so infectious then why did it fail?
That is what I haven't found an answer for yet.
And I think it will be interesting to see how the modern day attempts that are now being done perform and what results they get at the end.
But if it was that infectious that just being within 6 feet of someone (or whatever it was back then in 1918) while they breathed in your direction meant you caught "it" then surely doing something like putting the infected person's saliva directly into your mouth or an open wound or sneeze and cough all over you would infect you without fail? Wouldn't it? You would think so.
And if this method failed (which it did, repeatedly) for something that is so infectious then why did it fail?
That is what I haven't found an answer for yet.
And I think it will be interesting to see how the modern day attempts that are now being done perform and what results they get at the end.