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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To a degree, they are. BUT, hospitals are aware of this and go to great lengths to mitigate the risks – they use UV lights, push masks on anyone who coughs, stock the bathrooms with antibacterial soap, replace high traffic surfaces with antimicrobial materials. A hospital isn’t just another building with sick people in it, It’s a building designed to be hostile to communicable pathogens.
But, it happens, especially in immumocompromised individuals. MRSA is a common strain that often infests hospitals. It’s a battle.
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