I’ve never really understood how these places, which naturally bring in the sick and unwell by the thousands every single day, eliminate all or any airborne pathogens, viruses that spread via contact with surfaces, or by a patient coughing or sneezing. It’s not like they lock down the whole facility and sanitize it top to bottom every time a new patient comes in, so how come these places don’t become massive hubs for the spread of disease? How are waiting rooms not considered one of the most dangerous places for transmission in the world? What steps are these doctors and professionals in the field taking to ensure that these people who are coming in sick, aren’t making everyone else in the building sick as well?
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Hospital worker here. They are. But if you use proper protective equipment, social distancing, cleaning (and not what you guys have at home), you manage it. Most hospital workers have MRSA on their skin. There is a whole thing subject out there called “hospital acquired infections” and how we can combat them.
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