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Posted: 12/21/2016 1:06:03 PM EDT
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It's the miasma that you need to steer clear of
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Posted: 12/21/2016 1:07:02 PM EDT
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It's the miasma that you need to steer clear of Is that related in any way to malaise? |
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Posted: 12/21/2016 1:10:58 PM EDT
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You betcha airborne pathogens
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Posted: 12/21/2016 1:17:01 PM EDT
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Yes. Influenza is believed to be mainly spread by droplets, but may be transmitted via airborne routes.
I'm not a doctor, I just paid attention in seventh grade, unlike most of the stupid fucks here. |
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Posted: 12/21/2016 1:25:22 PM EDT
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No. You cant get herpes from a toilet seat
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Posted: 12/21/2016 1:34:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/21/2016 1:36:20 PM EDT
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In before someone tells OP that's NOT how he got his STD.
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Posted: 12/21/2016 1:43:29 PM EDT
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Not a Doctor but I can copy and paste from the internet
While coughing may produce several hundred droplets, a good sneeze can generate up to 20,ooo. Aerosolized particles produced by these activities are of different sizes. The largest droplets fall to the ground within a few meters and will transmit an infection only to those in the immediate vicinity. Other droplets travel a distance determined by their size. Those droplets 1-4 microns in diameter are called ‘droplet nuclei’; these remain suspended in the air for very long periods and may not only travel long distances, but can reach the lower respiratory tract. Inhalation of droplets and droplet nuclei places virus in the upper respiratory tract, where it may initiate infection. |
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Posted: 12/21/2016 1:45:36 PM EDT
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Many diseases are spread by droplets (sneezing/coughing) so you can catch it if you are close enough in a room that you inhale the micro-droplet (or get it on your hands and then into your mouth/nose) before it dries out. Thus you could protect yourself with a simple droplet mask and washing your hands.
A few diseases are truly airborne... measles, TB, most of the poxes (eg chickenpox). You would need a N95 to protect against these. |
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Posted: 12/21/2016 1:52:55 PM EDT
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Some diseases like TB, SARS, chickenpox are transmitted through the air in much smaller droplets that can be suspended in the air. For these diseases you use "airborne precautions" vs. "droplet precautions."
So to answer your question, yes. |
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Posted: 12/21/2016 1:59:47 PM EDT
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Man up, OP.
That's how herd immunity works... |
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Posted: 12/21/2016 3:06:55 PM EDT
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TB isn't a gift
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Posted: 12/21/2016 3:27:08 PM EDT
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So basically, if I'm in a crowded elevator or otherwise packed in with people, I need to stop breathing until I can get away from them? Damn.
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Posted: 12/21/2016 3:30:51 PM EDT
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So basically, if I'm in a crowded elevator or otherwise packed in with people, I need to stop breathing until I can get away from them? Damn. Just wear this 
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