airborne risk?

[lucy_sj]

Hello all, this is my first post, looking for some info and reassurance I guess.

I recently begun yet another round of cbt, this time combining it with mindfulness and meditation techniques that I 've picked up iver the years from Buddhism.

I feel like iv been doing ok with graduated exposures (im only on the second one lol, but still!)

But today im having a freak out.

Im aware there is a sv going round in my area as my mumand sister had it last week. Thankfully I dont see them much!

Today I was forced to use a public loo in tesco to wash my hands after my dog rolled in fox poo, I didnt have any on me but felt I really had to wash them, but as I stood washing my hands, loving the automated taps, I thought I could smell v* and left asap incase someone had recently v* in there and it was still airborne.

I immediately went to the healthcare isle and sniffed some tea tree oil in the hopes it would kill any viral particals in my nose, but im in panic mode :-(

I remember reading on here that the virus is only airborne pr a limited time after v* and I wonderes how long that is?

I guess I just have to wait out the next 48 hours and hooe im ok. Is there anything ese I can do?

Normally I drink lemongrass tea and burn essential oils but im 7 months pregnant so cant at the mo.

Thanks in advance xxx

[Felle]

What I've understood about the airborne bit, the v particles are only in the air during, and a few seconds after? But I'm not too sure. Either way, you shouldn't worry. x

[mhartse]

Yeah I've read conflicting information but Im pretty sure that the particles are only airborne from some one V and then they settle onto surfaces. So you really have to be around them, and if your outside then the air pretty much cancels it out. You should be fine!