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Re: The Flat Sink

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Post by kalms » Fri, Dec 28, 2012, 10:29 PM UTC

pretoriusB wrote: post #133

kalms wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The aforementioned approach is recommended to avoid spreading flu virus, and other winter time bugs. If you want to avoid your kids getting sick, I can recommend getting them a flu vaccine. Probably safer than relying on a faucet containing the exact amount of virus you need to develop antibodies.

> The aforementioned approach is recommended to avoid spreading flu virus, and other winter time bugs. Citation needed. I've never met the "do not touch anything dirty after you washed your hands" and "close the faucet with a paper towel" (!) as a recommendation against spreading flu virus. Especially if by "dirty thing" you mean the faucet handle.

Well, it's the recommended method from the Danish Serum Institute (SSI), which resembles the CDC in the United States.

(danish, pdf) http://www.ssi.dk/Smitteberedskab/Infektionshygiejne/Hent%20...

Edit: That one is not specifically for flu, but too avoid infectious diarrhoea. We had a similar one at my job, specifically targeted against viral infections.

Re: The Flat Sink

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Post by kalms » Fri, Dec 28, 2012, 10:37 PM UTC

pretoriusB wrote: post #146

pbreit wrote: post #144

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Citation needed for "reducing e touching of things that other people touch helps avoid catching a contagious ailment"? Down vote.

> Citation needed for "reducing e touching of things that other people touch helps avoid catching a contagious ailment"? Down vote. Depends on the ailment, Einstein. If its virus doesn't survive outside the body (which a lot of them do not), then "reducing the touching of things" does nothing. And if the chances of catching it from a faucet are minuscule compared to someone having it breathing in the same room as you…

By all means, keep touching the faucet. Don't let me stop you.

Re: The Flat Sink

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Post by shard » Sat, Dec 29, 2012, 3:09 AM UTC

ricardobeat wrote: post #139

pretoriusB wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The aforementioned approach is recommended to avoid spreading flu virus, and other winter time bugs. Citation needed. I've never met the "do not touch anything dirty after you washed your hands" and "close the faucet with a paper towel" (!) as a recommendation against spreading flu virus. Especially if by "dirty thing" you mean the faucet handle.

The faucet (and door) handle are the dirtiest areas in any bathroom, for two simple reasons: 1) most people that touch them have dirty hands - that's why they're here 2) they are not cleaned very often (watch the janitor)

Especially the door handle. I've seen enough people not wash their hands after using the urinal or even the toilet to ever want to touch that when leaving a public restroom.