Ross
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Not so comical when you get them. :biggrin2:
Paranoid about hospital infections.
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Not so comical when you get them. :biggrin2:
Nancy, from what I read, hand sanitizing only kills only 99% of germs and has no effect on the worse ones, of which one of those is C-Diff.
"The bug is becoming a major problem for hospitals because it spreads easily. Traditional cleansers and hand sanitizers fail to neutralize its spores, which are often spread through fecal-oral contact. The best ways to deter C. diff is with bleach and aggressive hand-washing."
The above copied from here.
On cruises we have always been extra careful to wash hands. Ships have those hand sanitizing dispensers everywhere and we always carry a bottle of it. But on our last cruise we and 100's others had gastrointestinal illness, Norovirus.
philly_bob
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Here's what a buddy told me. These hospital type infections are 'wimps.' They survive in highly sterile environments with no real bacterial competition. You loose them in a first grade classroom or an international airport bathroom, and the everyday bacteria will destroy them.
His advice. Build up my bacterial reserves by eating yogurt -- which I enjoy anyway.
I don't know if my buddy's theory is scientifically valid, but it gives me a way of visualizing hospital-borne infections. Wimps. My immune system built up over 65 years of responding to various threats -- both my parents were schoolteachers, I was a schoolteacher, I've lived in two international cities -- ought to serve me well against these hot-house flowers who only thrive when there's no one around...
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His advice. Build up my bacterial reserves by eating yogurt -- which I enjoy anyway.
I don't know if my buddy's theory is scientifically valid, but it gives me a way of visualizing hospital-borne infections. Wimps. My immune system built up over 65 years of responding to various threats -- both my parents were schoolteachers, I was a schoolteacher, I've lived in two international cities -- ought to serve me well against these hot-house flowers who only thrive when there's no one around...
Bob=
Philip B
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Got Germs?
Got Germs?
Unfortunately, many of the really nasty "bugs" out there wear a protein sheath which resists most of the chemicals which kill the less nasty stuff. Clorox wipes don't even begin to touch the big time nasty stuff.
Hopefully, the staff at your hospital will follow procedures which will give you peace of mind. Being consumed with worry is not a good thing.
-Philip
Got Germs?
Unfortunately, many of the really nasty "bugs" out there wear a protein sheath which resists most of the chemicals which kill the less nasty stuff. Clorox wipes don't even begin to touch the big time nasty stuff.
Hopefully, the staff at your hospital will follow procedures which will give you peace of mind. Being consumed with worry is not a good thing.
-Philip
