12 Top Places You Risk Getting Infected

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LORENLSMITHHughes — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:31:12 GMT

Just to be unstressfully sane.....let's keep our personal hygiene personal. You take care of yours and I'll take care of mine. I have always felt my children safer playing in the dirt in the woods than in a school room, going to the doctor, or riding public transportation. To each his own.

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Conscious Evolution — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:24:06 GMT

Laughing is our best medicine!!! :)

We don't stop playing because we get older; we get older because we stop Playing.

Peace and Love everyone!

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EWELLS2 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:49:37 GMT

CONCERNING POST OF DEC 13-( d-m )

THANKS TO ALL WHO POINTED OUT THAT THESE WERE - ( MINUS )POINTS.

i GUESS SOME DECENT CLEAN MINDED PEOPLE ARE STILL OUT THERE.

THANKS AGAIN.

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EWELLS2 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:33:44 GMT

I guess one must say something disgustingly filthy and definately

use gutter talk to make any points.( dec 13th d.m )

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EWELLS2 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:41:03 GMT

I WONDER HOW MANY GERMS WILD ANIMALS ENCOUNTER IN THEIR LIFE TIME ? YET MOST OF

THEM LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE. HMMM - SEEMS I HEARD SOME PLACE THAT THE GERM CONCEPT

IS A FARCE. I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THIS HOG WASH. I HAVN'T HAD A COLD IN ABOUT 10

YEARS. I DO WASH MY HANDS AND PRACTICE GOOD HYGENE. I EAT RIGHT AND WILL BE 74

MY NEXT BIRTHDAY. I ALSO REFUSE THE STUPID FLUE SHOTS. MOST ILLNESS IS CAUSED

BY MEDICAL DOCTORS PRESCRIBING POISENS. I TRY NOT TO EAT ANY BUGS, AS I PICK THEM

OFF MY ORGANIC PRODUCE.

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NathanJackson — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:21:18 GMT

Gyms and their mats/machines are extremely unsanitary. At my gym you can look between the seems of the mat and almost lose your lunch. One of my clients also got a staph infection in our whirlpool. Here's the best sanitation rules when at a gym:

1. Don't touch your eyes, ears, nose, or mouth when working out.

2. Wipe off the equipment if you sweat on it!

3. Always wear footwear when going to take a shower or in the locker room.

4. Don't get in the whirlpool or any wet areas if you have an open wound.

5. Don't drink from the fountains. Bring your own container to drink from.

6. Wash your hands when you're done working out!

Any other good rules out there?

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Leah_Reimer — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:02:32 GMT

PS, my eldest son has co exsisted with germs his entire two years of life. We use no harsh chemicals, we don't always make him wash his hands and yes, he's crawled on the Wal Mart floor. While every other kid always seems to have a runny nose, he's only been sick twice so far.

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Leah_Reimer — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:00:11 GMT

germs are germs. Some are bad some are good. But they can be anywhere and everywhere and the more you come into contact with them, the better your immune system will be. Just try to not get the dangerous ones!

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curious7 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:49:52 GMT

One very big thing in this rush, rush world we as people refuse to stop and wash our hands. While at work I will go into a restroom, and I will observe co-workers leaving the restroom, after relieving themselves, no matter how, they do not wash their hands. Yuck! In our homes, we can and should learn the value of white vinegar and water as a cleasing agent. It is useful in cleaning all surfaces, from your counters, to the refrigerator. Use as few chemicals as possible, as these so called cleaning agents contribute to indoor pollution. Hydorgen Peroxide, is another good cleaner, especially if you hand wash your dishes in some form or another.

In our showers we should take the time to dry the walls etc, after each use to lessen the growth of fungus between weekly, or semi-weekly cleanings. Dispose of your towels and wash cloth about twice a week, chuck it in the wash. Super high oxygen water is of use in cleaning, and disinfecting the laundry.

Keep plain rubbing alcohol on hand for the communal phone at work, use the knuckles to push the buttons at the elevator, and the ATM. But by all means wash your hands. Especially during cold and flu season. Cough, sneeze, or blow your nose, wash your hands.

As for hotels, and motels, you are on your own. There are claims of certain lights that have germ killing properties, but they bare further research.

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ozseppo — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:12:12 GMT

I've been a mail carrier for 17 years, and the mind boggles at the amount of extra passengers I carry around. There's nothing like a coughing sneezing wheezing individual handing you mail at their front door. I eat lunch in my van, and don't waste 10 minutes to go wash my hands.

.......and yet I haven't called in sick with anything since 1997, when I swallowed sea water during a race, as we went pass a drain opening.

I remember doing a food demo at a health food store, and people were freaking out, putting on rubber gloves, etc to take a sample. They generally made Kate Moss look obese.

Bring it on, make your white blood cells work for you, not against you.

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RobCrouse — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:57:29 GMT

What kind of nasty bathroom habits does the guy who came up with this list have?

I'm definitely not a "germaphobe," but I assure you that I don't have a gram of crap in my underwear...

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INKY DINKY — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:40:20 GMT

My son has OCD and he worries about bacteria MUCH MORE than, I believe, is psychologically healthy. My daughter, on the other hand, couldn't care less about dirt, germs, etc. and I (constantly) have to remind her to wash her hands, clean her room, brush her teeth, etc. etc. etc. I think that a person is born with the tendency to obsess, or not obsess, over that sort of thing because you can warn a room full of people and some will go to one extreme and others will not even have heard what was said. With that said, I believe that it is, at least, good to be aware of where the conditions require some thought and precautions. I carry a small bottle of Germ-X in my purse and use it to (quickly) wipe down my grocery cart handle/hands as I enter the store or after I leave the public bathrooms (especially if I have to handle the faucets). I, too, may sound obsessive to some! I believe it is possible to go too far with the cleanliness issue, but a little caution (especially during flu season and around extreme contaminated areas) might be a wise choice.

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jonesbugatti — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:47:02 GMT

I understand that the dirtiest surface in a hospital room is the remote...everyone

uses it...no one ever cleans it. Delena Jones

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LoriSm — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:43:59 GMT

I take all of this with a grain of salt. I believe that we build up immunities because we are exposed to such things. How many times have I washed our clothes then hung them on the line to dry and we've never gotten sick. My purse HAS been in every "bad" place concievable and I've never gotten sick from it.

Like some of you, I have a couple of friends who are truly germphobic and Lysol down EVERYTHING. Their kids were ALWAYS sick; mine were not (our kids are grown now). I wash my hands when I feel it is necessary, but honestly, how many times have some of you been to a park, roadside rest, or elsewhere where the "bathroom" is a couple or three holes in the ground? (Outhouses?) There are still several around where we live and there aren't any sinks or anti-bacterial soaps in sight! There are plenty of cobwebs, flies, and other creepy-crawlies, and I am sure plenty of bacteria, but I have never gotten sick from using these very "primitive" facilities. I will take "primitive" over nothing! The local faigrounds (where we attend the fair each year) got rid of their outhouses (multiple stalls each) a few years back (state mandated?), and I can assure you that the port-a-johns are much more unsanitary, scary, and gross than any outhouse I've ever been to!!! The list should have included port-a-johns!!! I have been in some truly scary and gross ones that were unusable because of the *** and urine on the seats! People are often pigs in public!

If we all live afraid of germs, we will be a sicker people. Those who live in more primitive and less sanitary conditions do not have more sickness. This entire subject should be discussed with common sense. When in doubt, wash your hands and sanitize if you are truly concerned (like the port-a-johns!), but I refuse to wipe down cart handles, spray down my purse, and avoid public bathrooms when nature calls. My constitution is like iron and I have a really strong immune system. So do my kids (though they are mainly grown).

Lori

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Paradox — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:29:04 GMT

The SINK is dirty? What about the SPONGE so many people rarely replace, that they use to "wash" dishes and wipe the counters, and that sits there damp and festering the rest of the time? I'm amazed that many people who'd never use a washcloth on their faces twice, have this smelly thing in their sink and dishtowels that hardly ever get washed.