10 Uncommon Vehicles of Disease Transmission (Part 2)





Hello wonderful people.

Few days ago I shared with you some uncommon vehicles of disease transmission all around us.

Here is the conclusion of the list!

You can read the first part here @

http://femiabolade.blogspot.com.ng/2017/01/10-uncommon-vehicles-of-diseases.html?m=1


6. Biro/Pen:
Have you seen students chop the bottom of the writing pen? Begin to imagine the number of bacteria and viruses that would go into that mouth. Unfortunately, this same pen has gone through unwashed hands, ears and sometimes already used to scratch the buttocks!



7. Earpiece:
Your earpiece carries millions of microorganisms out of which bacteria and viruses form a large percentage. This is because the air is filled with abundant microbes which attach itself to gadgets.
                 



When introduced into the ear, new microbes go along with it and ear infection may likely follow.

8. Public Transport:
Because of its nature of being public, it attracts both the sick and healthy, fit and tired, young and old, clean freak and dirty pig, male and female, holy and filthy, healthy disease carrier and visibly diseased individual. The list goes on and on.

And since you may not be able to carry a microscope around to determine where germs have been, you may hold where disease causing organisms have been kept. A sneeze, for example, can distribute quite a number of bacteria in a public bus.

9. Fingernails:


Do I need to say much about this? Just look under your fingernails right now, what do you see? It harbours quite a number of disease-causing germs which may give you infections. Before you dispute this, just look back at the last ten minutes, how many times have you scratched your head, hair, body, table, book, phone, face and even burst that pimples on your face?



10. You are free to add yours too.



In all these, regular hand washing remains the single most viable way of preventing a host of these communicable diseases. Take note of the above and take necessary precautions.

Remember that prevention is better and cheaper than cure. Wolewole.com says so.



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Comments

  1. Unknown18 January 2017 at 10:55

    Good job. can we bring out a research paper from your articles?

    ReplyDelete
  2. Unknown18 January 2017 at 11:28

    Thank you sir.
    It is allowed and also possible Sir.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Unknown18 January 2017 at 11:28

    Thank you sir.
    It is allowed and also possible Sir.

    ReplyDelete

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