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ID#:

18612

Caption:

Captured in a metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia primary school, this photograph depicts three school girls, who were in the process of drawing with a pencil on a piece of white paper, set atop a table that had been covered by a layer of removable brown paper. It is important to know that objects, including pencils, crayons, paper, etc., are known as fomites, and can act as transmitters of illnesses. Viruses and bacteria are able to remain alive on their surfaces after being handled by an ill child, who can then inadvertently transfer these germs to another child, who subsequently handles these schoolroom articles.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ Amanda Mills

Creation Date:

2014

Photo Credit:

Amanda Mills

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Categories:

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