Infectionist spoke about the “super-distributors” of COVID-19 among people

Some people are able to isolate the CORONAVIRUS for a long time, although they themselves are asymptomatic. Scientists call them "super-distributors," Ivan Konovalov, an associate professor at the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, told TASS.

“There are some genetically unique people who have immune systems that are tolerant to the presence of the virus and shed it longer than others. They are usually asymptomatic carriers. We call these people “super-distributors.” There are not so many of them in percentage terms,” he said.

The DOCTOR also noted that since the carriers of the virus themselves do not experience any symptoms of the disease, this makes it easier to transmit the infection to other people.

According to another expert, a general practitioner working with patients in the "red zone", Alexei Nikishenkov, usually a person who has had a coronavirus ceases to be contagious within 7-10 days after the first symptoms appear. He also clarified that the further course of the disease can take place without the presence of the covid-19 virus in the body. “In order to make a person contagious [COVID-19], he must gain some viral mass in the body. I think a couple of days should pass, ”added the doctor.