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Could Visiting Someone in the Hospital Make You Sick?
What’s the germiest place on the planet? Well, it could very well be your local hospital. Studies- have shown that hospitals are hotbeds for nasty pathogens, such as Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Clostridium difficile (C. diff) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE). People who visit the hospital are at risk of picking up one of these bugs and carrying it to another location or coming down with...
September 26, 2021
Is That Washing Machine Really Clean?
We wash our clothes with the expectation of getting them clean. Why else would we put ourselves through such a tedious ritual week after week? It turns out that “clean” may be a relative term, at least when it comes to the state of the washer. Washing machines can be a reservoir for bacteria. The good news is this probably isn’t an issue—unless someone in the household is fighting an infection. If...
January 8, 2020