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Ottawa clinic’s improperly cleaned equipment leads to testing advisory for patients
Health Headlines Commentary for July 18, 2018 Source: Ottawa clinic warns 4,600 patients of hepatitis, HIV risk over unclean equipment
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Protecting immune system from attack
Originally published in The Ottawa Citizen Friday, November 12, 2004 Original Title: Infection control for dummies Infection control can be a complicated matter, especially for viruses that spread as easily as the flu. The flu can spread through direct hand-to-hand contact, via airborne droplets (fomites) after a sneeze, and with contact with recently touched surfaces…
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The science of hand washing
Streptococcus, staphylococcus, E. coli, rhinovirus, Norwalk (gastroenteritis) and Coxsackie virus (Hand, Foot and Mouth disease) among others routinely contaminate our hands through the course of our daily activities. Our old soap standby does not eliminate germs as well as we think it does. Hand washing is a little more complicated than it seems.
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I'll Trade You Two Staphs for a Lactobacilli
Originally published in The Ottawa Citizen, November 27, 2001 In 1674 Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, through his new invention, the microscope, looked at his own saliva. His discovery of an unseen world teeming with life led to the development of microbiology. It has also led to the now modern neuroses that “all germs are evil”.