It spreads from person to person via droplets from an infected person who is coughing and sneezing; indirectly when droplets or secretions from the nose and throat settle on objects (including hands) which then are touched by other people who touch their own mouth or nose.
Med ljudmi se širi s kapljicami okužene osebe, ki kašlja in kiha, posredno pa se širi tudi prek kapljic in izločkov iz nosu in grla, ki ostanejo na določenih predmetih (vključno z rokami) ter se jih nato drugi dotikajo in z dotikom prenašajo v svoja usta ali nos.