Ingabe uyiGermaphobe?

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Igama lami nginguKate, futhi ngiyi-germaphobe. Ngeke ngikuxhawule uma ubukeka umile kancane, futhi ngizohamba ngokuqonda uma ukhwehlela esitimeleni. Ngiyingcweti ekuvuleni ngendololwane ngivula umnyango oshwibayo, ngiphinde ngiguqe ngidlula ku-ATM. Ukufika kwendodakazi yami eminyakeni emine eyedlule kubonakala sengathi kushintshe i-phobia yami yokusebenza yaba yi-overdrive. Ngolunye usuku ntambama, njengoba ngangihlanza wonke amakhasi ebhodi lezincwadi zezingane emtatsheni wezincwadi, ngaqala ukukhathazeka ngokuthi ngeqe umugqa.

Kwase kuyisikhathi sosizo lochwepheshe. Ngahlangana noPhilip Tierno, Ph.D., umqondisi we-clinical microbiology kanye ne-immunology e-NYU Langone Medical Center. UTeirno wangitshela ukuthi, "amagciwane akhona yonke indawo-kodwa amaphesenti angu-1 kuya kwangu-2 kuphela amagciwane aziwayo angasilimaza." Futhi, iningi lala magciwane linenzuzo. Ngakho-ke ungazivikela kanjani kubantu ababi ngaphandle kokufaka inzalo yonke into oyibonayo?

Kungenzeka ngamasu athile ahlakaniphile. Njengoba amaphesenti angaba ngama-80 azo zonke izifo adluliselwa ngokuthintana nabantu, kungaba ngqo noma ngokungaqondile, kusho uTierno, sinamandla okugwema imizila ejwayelekile yokudluliswa kwegciwane.

Kepha zikuphi lezo? UTierno unginike amaswathi amakhulu amabili kakotini amakhulu ukuze ngiwagcobe ezintweni engizithinta nsuku zonke abazozihlaziya elebhu yakhe. Nakhu lapho amagciwane akhona ngempela (nokuthi yini okufanele ukwenze ngawo):

Indawo Yokuhlola # 1: Izikhala Zomphakathi (Isitolo sokudla, Isitolo sekhofi, i-ATM, Inkundla yokudlala)

Imiphumela: Ngaphezu kwengxenye yesampula yami yayinobufakazi bokungcoliswa kwendle. Kade bengu Escherichia coli (E. coli) kanye i-enterococci, womabili amagciwane abangela ukutheleleka ayehlala ekalishini nepeni esitolo sami segrosa, usinki nezibambo zomnyango endlini yokugezela yesitolo sami sekhofi, izinkinobho ze-ATM nomshini wokukopisha engiwusebenzisayo, kanye nenkundla yezemidlalo yasehlathini yokuzivocavoca. lapho kudlala khona indodakazi yami.

U-Tierno wachaza ukuthi i-E. coli evela kubantu ayifani nohlobo olukhiqizwa yizilwane olugulisa abantu kodwa luqukethe amanye amagciwane, njenge i-norovirus, enye yezimbangela eziyinhloko zokudla ushevu.

Iqiniso elingcolile: Lokhu kungubufakazi bokuthi iningi labantu aligezi izandla ngemuva kokusebenzisa indlu yangasese, "kusho uTierno. Empeleni, ngaphezu kwengxenye yabantu baseMelika abachithi isikhathi esanele nensipho, bashiye amagciwane ezandleni zabo.

Isifundo sokubuyela ekhaya endaweni ehlanzekile: Ngokusho kukaTierno "Geza izandla zakho kaningi-okungenani ngaphambi nangemva kokudla nangemva kokusebenzisa indlu yokugezela." Ukuze ukwenze kahle, geza iziqongo, izintende, nangaphansi kombhede ngamunye wezipikili imizuzwana engama-20 kuye kwangama-30 (noma cula "Usuku Lokuzalwa Olujabulisayo" kabili). Ngenxa yokuthi amagciwane akhangwa izindawo ezimanzi, sula izandla zakho ngethawula lephepha. Uma usendlini yangasese yomphakathi, sebenzisa lelo thawuli ukucisha ompompi bese uvula umnyango ukugwema ukuphinde ungcoliswe. Uma ungakwazi ukufika kusinki, izibulali magciwane ezisekelwe etshwaleni ziwumugqa wakho olandelayo wokuzivikela.

Indawo Yokuhlola #2: Ikhishi

Imiphumela: "Ikhawunta ibiyisampula engcolile kunawo wonke," kusho uTeirno. Isitsha se-petri sasichichima E. coli, i-enterococci, enterobacterium (okungenza abantu abane-immuno-compromised bagule), klebsiella (okungadala inyumoniya kanye nokutheleleka ngomgudu womchamo, phakathi kwezinye izinto), nokuningi.

Iqiniso elingcolile: Ucwaningo lwamuva oluvela e-University of Arizona lukhombisa ukuthi ibhodi lokusika elijwayelekile liqukethe amabhaktheriya endle aphindwe ngama-200 kunesihlalo sangasese. Izithelo nemifino, ngaphezu kwenyama eluhlaza kungalayishwa ngemfucumfucu yezilwane nabantu. Ngokusula izinto zokubala zami ngesipontshi esinenyanga ubudala, kungenzeka ukuthi ngisakaza amagciwane nxazonke.

Isifundo sokuya ekhaya sendawo ehlanzekile: "Geza ibhodi lakho lokusika ngensipho namanzi njalo uma usebenzisa," kweluleka uTierno, "bese usebenzisa okuhlukile ngokudla okwehlukile. Ukugcina isiponji sakho siphephile, uTierno uncoma ukuthi usigcine ngemishini esitsheni samanzi phezulu okungenani imizuzu emibili lilinye Isikhathi osisebenzisa ngaphambi nangemva kokuphaka ukudla. UTierno usebenzisa isisombululo sengilazi eyodwa yesibhamu se-bleach elangeni elilodwa lamanzi. amakhemikhali angaphandle kwekhaya lakho, sebenzisa i-non-chlorine bleach (3% i-hydrogen peroxide).

Indawo Yokuhlola # 3: IHhovisi

Imiphumela: Noma ngabe ilaptop yami yasekhaya yayine-E. coli encane kuyo, wayimemezela "ihlanzekile impela." Kepha ihhovisi lomngani weManhattan alizange liphumelele. Ngisho nenkinobho yekheshi ibambekile I-Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), ibhaktheriya engaholela ezifweni zesikhumba, futhi i-candida (imvubelo yesitho sangasese sowesifazane noma eyindilinga), engenabungozi kodwa eyedlulele. Lapho ufika etafuleni lakho, awusangcono kakhulu. Iningi lethu ligcina ukudla emadeskini ethu, linikeze amagciwane idili lansuku zonke.

Iqiniso elingcolile: "Wonke umuntu ucindezela izinkinobho zekheshi, kodwa akekho ozihlanzayo," kusho uTierno, ophakamisa ukugeza ngemuva kwalokho noma ukusebenzisa i-sanitizer yezandla.

Isifundo sokubuyela ekhaya endaweni ehlanzekile: UTerino uncoma ukuhlanza indawo yakho yokusebenza, ifoni, igundane, nekhibhodi ngokusula amagciwane nsuku zonke.

Indawo Yokuhlola # 4: IGym Yendawo

Imiphumela: Ucwaningo olushicilelwe ku Ijenali Yomtholampilo Yemithi Yezemidlalo bathole ukuthi amaphesenti angama-63 emishini yokuzivocavoca ene-rhinovirus ebanga amakhaza. Ejimini yami izibambo ze-Arc Trainer zazigcwele S. aureus.

Iqiniso elimsulwa: Ukhunta onyawo lomsubathi ungaphila ebusweni bomata. Futhi, ekuhlaziyweni okwehlukile, uTierno uthole ukuthi indawo yeshawa iyindawo engcolile kakhulu ejimini.

Isifundo sokubuyela ekhaya endaweni ehlanzekile: Ngaphandle kokukhuhla, uTierno uncoma ukuthi ulethe umata wakho we-yoga nebhodlela lamanzi (isibambo somthombo wamanzi sasinakho E. coli). "Ukugwema ukutheleleka, hlala uflip-flasha eshaweni," usho njalo.

Ukuza Kuhlanzekile: I-germaphobe Eguquliwe

UTierno uthi amagciwane adinga izindawo ezithile ukuze enze okubi futhi iphuzu lokwazi ukuthi yini okukhona lapho hhayi ukufakela ama-germaphobes njengami, kodwa ukusikhumbuza ukuthi ukuqaphela kwenza sigcine siphilile.

Ngalokho engqondweni, ngizoqhubeka nokugeza izandla nekhishi njalo futhi nendodakazi yami yenza okufanayo. Ngisenawo umuthi wokuhlanza izandla esikhwameni sami, kodwa angiwukhiphi konke isikhathi. Futhi angisasuli izincwadi zakhe zomtapo wolwazi-u-Tierno ungitshela ukuthi iphepha liyisidlulisi samagciwane esibi.

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