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Originally Posted by camille1585
I would still advise to take my words with a grain of salt. I have general knowledge from having majored in plant pathology in my Msc, but am far from being a specialist. One thing I wonder about for instance is how easily the virus spread by contact among orchids. Tomatoes/peppers/cucmbers/etc are a bit different in that they are densely planted, and have thin leaves with can easily be damaged and release sap, and there will frequently be people among the plants. Orchids have very thick leaves so transmission via contact may be more difficult.
Infections due to contamination by tools and hands that have been in contact with infected sap remains by far the most common transmission route.
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I do all of my orchid "surgery" with fresh gloves and blades. I don't share water. But I do casually walk from plant to plant examining them with my hands. My growing space is really tight too so there are days when plants touch each other. Camille, I appreciate your information so much. I will be less lax from now on.
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