What Is Parainfluenza?
4. How Is Parainfluenza Transmitted?
Human parainfluenza viruses spread in much the same way that the common cold or flu do, through close personal contact and exposure to infected bodily fluids.
HPIVs can spread through droplets from coughing or sneezing that remain in the air or through infected particles that remain on hard surfaces. They can also be transmitted through handshaking or touching.
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