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Record 1 2023-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
CONT

A close contact is generally someone who has been near a person with COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes when health and safety measures were not in place or were insufficient.

Key term(s)
  • person with COVID
  • person who has COVID

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
CONT

Les connaissances actuelles ne permettent pas de préciser avec exactitude la période de contagiosité de la COVID-19. Il est toutefois considéré que la personne atteinte de la COVID-19 peut être contagieuse 48 heures avant l'apparition de ses symptômes, et peut le demeurer jusqu'à 10 jours.

OBS

personne covidée; covidé : Le mot «covidé», tant sous sa forme adjectivale que nominale, ne semble pas être en usage au Canada.

Key term(s)
  • personne atteinte de la COVID

Spanish

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